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...Houston Department Store Merchant Robert Sakowitz and his wife Pamela, life is as colorful and regulated as the seasons. Each winter they ski at St. Moritz; every spring they go to the Paris fashion shows; and in the summer they are house guests of the Aga Khan at his Riviera pad. They often jet to Manhattan, check into their Park Avenue apartment, visit Pamela's sister and brother-in-law Peter Duchin, and dine with such friends as Designer Bill Blass, Metropolitan Museum Director Thomas Moving and Revlon Chairman Charles Revson. At home Bob Sakowitz lives high...
Indeed they are. Sakowitz, at 34, is the merchandising chief and driving force of the seven-link department-store chain in Texas that bears his family's name. By personally scouting just what fads and new fashions appeal to the style pacesetters, he has been first with many fashions. Sakowitz Inc. introduced Courreges minidresses and boots in the U.S., was very early with Pucci men's wear and was the first store outside New York City to open an Yves Saint Laurent boutique. As an innovator, Bob Sakowitz contends: "Too many retailers just take what is available...
...Sakowitz has also attracted shoppers by staging European-angled promotions every autumn. Last month, as part of an Italian Renaissance promo, he decorated the main downtown Houston store with $3,000,000 worth of borrowed Renaissance paintings and tapestries. (Once inside the store, shoppers bought plenty of Italian and French dresses that were specially designed for the promotion, as well as bed linens with prints of Leonardo's inventions and Italian silk ties with the insigne of the House of Borgia.) This week, in Sakowitz's annual wine auction, the store will sell off rare vintages, including...
...Sakowitz men have been selling in Texas since 1900, when Robert's grandfather and great uncle opened a clothing store for seamen in Galveston. Robert's father Bernard, now 65, is president of the company, but he has been giving more and more authority to Robert, the executive vice president. After graduating cum laude from Harvard and working at Macy's in Manhattan and Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Robert started minding the family store in 1962. At his urging, the business has expanded fast, while remaining one of the few large family retailers that have not sold...
Feeling all choked up? Sakowitz's department store in Houston is marketing a "home dome" that completely encloses houses and grounds in vinyl. Beneath the dome, which costs $7.50 per square foot, 300 to 1,000 tons of electric air conditioning will maintain an Astrodomic 72° in summer, while the structure seals out smog and soot. For less well-heeled customers, Sakowitz offers a cheaper escape from the noxious fumes: a sequined gas mask...