On June 18, 1910, five years
after arriving in New York City
from Vienna, Austria, Charles and
Margaret Forster open Salon de
Trousseaux, a luxury linen shop
at 25 West 57th street.
1931
Acquiring the name Léron form
the linen house in Paris that was
a principal resource, the Forsters
open Léron in the new Squibb
building at 754 Fifth Avenue in
New York City on September 21,
1931. this would be the home of
Léron for the next 60 years.
1932
Charles Forster as seen in front
of Léron in a photo dated
summer 1932. He and Margaret
Forster were the first to
introduce printed sheets in the
United States.
1935
Margaret Forster as seen in
front of Léron's Palm Beach
shop on Worth Avenue in
January 1935. For many years
Léron remained open for those
here only for the winter social
season.
1938
Léron in Newport, Rhode Island
circa 1938.
1949
Norman Forster (shown here in
1998) turned the business his
parents had established into an
institution. For over 50 years
(from 1949 until his passing in
August 2001 at the age of 87) he
created new and fresh designs to an
ever changing world.
1989
As the character of Fifth Avenue
began to change in the late 80's
Madison Ave, and 65th street would
become Léron's home for the next
15 years.
Today
David Forster, the 3rd generation to
head the business, opened Léron's
newest home in 2004 at 804
Madison Avenue, between 67th and
68th streets. Here the fresh displays
sparkle in an atmosphere that's
cool, calm and collected.
