Sandy Schreier’s collection of 20th century fashion represents
the largest and finest private collection in the world. Ms. Schreier
frequently appears on TV and in radio interviews, and has styled 
for the stage and screen, including Bette Midler’s tour. In the
Sixties, Ms. Schreier designed the costumes for the Supremes
as well as accessories for Yves Saint Laurent.  Ms. Schreier’s
1992 exhibition "Chic to Chic" broke attendance records at
The Detroit Institute of Arts. Pieces of the Schreier collection have
been exhibited at The Louvre, The Hermitage, The Museum of Fine
Arts Houston and The Art Institute of Chicago. Sandy Schreier is a
lender to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume exhibitions, the
Queen Sofia Institute in New York and the De Young Museum in
San Francisco.  Ms. Schreier is the author of Hollywood Dressed
& Undressed (Rizzoli, 1998) and Hollywood Gets Married
(Clarkson Potter, 2002).   

Laura Layfer started her career with auction houses in New York,
having worked at Sotheby's, and then at Christie's as a Furniture
& Couture Specialist. In this role, Ms. Layfer worked on several
important sales, including: Maria FÉlix: La DoÑa, The Nan
Kempner Collection, and The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor. 
Previously, Ms. Layfer was also Art & Antiques Director at
Branca, Inc. a design firm with offices in Chicago and New York.
She frequently writes for various print and online publications,
as well as lectures on the topics of fashion, design and interiors. 
Ms. Layfer holds a B.A. in art history from the University of Michigan,
a graduate certificate in American fine and decorative arts from
Sotheby’s Institute, and an M.A. in the History of Decorative Arts &
Design from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Masters Program
with Parsons the New School. Additionally, she is a member of
the Couture Council at the Museum of the Fashion Institute of
Technology, and the Chicago History Museum Costume Council.