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Max returned to the fashion industry in 1974, setting up the company J.G. Hook, which specialised in women’s sportswear, often with a nautical flair. In 1989 he opened Tango, a necktie manufacturing company. Max Raab was dubbed ‘The Dean of the Prep Look’ by Women’s Wear Daily.
Feb 22, 2008 · Max L. Raab, founder of The Villager and J.G. Hook and a producer of such films as “A Clockwork Orange” and “Walkabout,” died Thursday at his home in Philadelphia of complications from...
As Raab's filmmaking career gained traction, Villager lost ground. He sold the company, valued at its height at $140 million, in 1969. He founded JG Hook, initially a menswear line, in 1974, expanding it to a $100 million company that included designs for women in the workplace.
Feb 25, 2008 · Max L. Raab, founder of The Villager and J.G. Hook and a producer of such films as “A Clockwork Orange” and “Walkabout,” died Thursday at his home in Philadelphia of complications from...
Sep 12, 2012 · Max Raab, creator of Villager, was a brilliant mercurial Jewish Philadelphian, son of a garment manufacturer whose ambition was to make the cheapest blouse in town.
Starting in 1963 the lead designer at Villager was Mildred Orrick. Villager also had a junior line called Ladybug. In 1969 the Raabs sold The Villager. It was owned first by Russ Togs, then by Jonathan Logan. Max Raab went on to establish JG Hook in 1974.
Mar 17, 1999 · King, 34, and partner Steven Wax, 38, purchased J.G. Hook last July from the company founder, Max Raab. King continues as a principal of Et Al, which holds the license for the J.G. Hook...
