Tom Cary to Present "The Cary Collection" at Fashion: Now & Then

Shot by noted society portraitist, Tina Barney

Tom Cary presides over his eponymous rare book/ fine art business, The Cary Collection whose global specialty retail clientele reads like a veritable who's who in the design/ fashion industry: Kate Spade/ J. Crew/ Holland & Holland/ Bergdorf Goodman/ & Polo Ralph Lauren!

Tom has amassed a staggering 15,000+ rare book inventory in such diverse/ 'glam' categories as: Men's & Women's Fashion/ Photography/ Jewellery/ Interior Design/ Architecture/ Gardening/ Cookery & Gentlemen's Sporting Pursuits: Equestrian/ Yachting/ Polo/ Horse Racing/ Golfing/ Racquets/ Angling/ Mixology (Cocktailing)/ James Bond/ & Private Clubs, et al!

Tom's vintage 'showrooms' have been featured in magazines & on blog sites 'round the world: Nest Magazine, USA: shot by noted society portraitist, Tina Barney (see image)/ The Rake Magazine, Singapore, Malaysia/ Permanent Style, London, UK/ The Vintage Mono, Tokyo, Japan/ Unabashedly Prep, Dallas, Tx/ Yale Daily News, New Haven, Ct/ & New York Social Diary!

Portions of The Cary Collection have been prominently featured in both The Museum of The City of New York's landmark exhibition: "Cecil Beaton, The New York Years" as well as currently in The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology's "Ivy Style" exhibition!~

Tom attended The Nichols School in Buffalo, NY & New England College in Arundel, West Sussex, England~

On Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th professionals from the fashion industry, libraries, archives, academic institutions, publishers, and museums will gather at LIM College for Fashion: Now & Then, a conference on the past, present, and future uses of fashion information that will consist of lectures and panel discussions.

Read more about the Fashion: Now & Then conference.

Registration is closed at this time. If you would like to be placed on the wait list, please contact Lisa Ryan at library@limcollege.edu

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