Babette Pinsky is an American clothing designer known for creating Babette, a defunct line of upscale women's clothing produced and designed by Pinsky in Oakland, California and sold across the United States in department stores, boutique shops and an eponymous chain of Babette stores. Pinsky owned and managed the business in partnership with her husband, Steven Pinsky. They closed the business in 2016.
Early life and education
Pinsky was born and raised in New York City.[1] Her French mother gave her the French name, Babette.[2] She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology.[1] She moved to San Francisco in 1968 with her first husband.
Career
Pinsky founded Babette in 1968.[1]