Irving Selbst(1926-1986)
- Actor
Irving Selbst was mainly employed in the wholesale menswear industry.
He was instrumental in representing the first wave of Italian designers
in the United States. He was also involved with the American designer
Jeffrey Banks. Mr. Selbst was the archetypal "inside man"; he knew
everyone in the menswear business and everyone knew him. Physically a
big man,with big appetites. His type of personality was not uncommon in
those days ,when New York City was the place to be in the rag trade.
Mr. Selbst was also a partner in Nickels, a restaurant popular within
the industry,located on the Upper East Side.
