1910

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 from 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

To better serve Newport customers while in their vacation homes in the 1930's, Léron opened its doors here just during the summer months.

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 changed in the late 80's, Madison Avenue would become Léron's home for the next 20 years.

2004

In 2004 David Forster, the 3rd generation to head the business, moved Léron's home up the street to a fresh, new showroom at 804 Madison Avenue.

Today

Today, Léron can be found in New York's famous D&D building at 979 Third Avenue, suite 1521. As a custom house for fine linens, Léron's move to the city's premier design center makes for a perfect fit, where the fresh displays sparkle in an atmosphere that's cool, calm and collected.

To Order

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