Jessica McClintock history

When the more contemporary Jessica McClintock line was introduced in 1979, Gunne Sax became the little girls' division, for which the calico, ruffled lace trimmed dresses were eminently suitable.

McClintock opened her first eponymous store in San Francisco in 1981.

Wilhelm, Maria, "Jessica McClintock Weaves Romantic Fashion," inPeople Weekly, 17 September 1984.

McClintock studied what teenagers wore to incorporate new trends, such as sundresses or the can-can skirts of 1987, and interpreted them in her own manner.

Simpson, Blaise, "Jessica McClintock: Marketing Romance," inWWD, 5 January 1988.

Dunhill, Priscilla, "Jessica McClintock: An Endearing Quality," inVictoria (New York), August 1989.

McClintock told the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1990, reflecting on the appeal of her fashion line. “The hard edges will always be there because, let’s face it, women are living in a world where they have to keep up with men.

Jessica McClintock Inc., Oakland, California, 1994.

Frinton, Sandra, "The Younger Set: Bibb Gets McClintock to Woo the Girls," in HFN (The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network), 15 April 1996.

Prom gowns were a major hit in 1997 as pastels and flowers were again the favorites of young women.

Her longtime partner, Ben Golluber, who was chief financial officer of the company, died in 1998.

Wilson, Eric, "Jessica McClintock at Thirty: From Rickback toRiches," in WWD, 9 March 1999.

Power, Denise, "McClintock Revises its Web Site Strategy," inWWD, 19 January 2000.

“Hippies didn’t talk about the clothes they wore; they were beyond that,” she told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2011. “That’s why Gunne Sax was so important in those days.

McClintock retired from the day to day management of her company in 2013, only to return a year later.

McClintock sold the space in about 2016 and thereafter ran the business from her home office.