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Lea Gottlieb

Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (died 2012)

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Born
September 17, 1918
Died
November 17, 2012
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1918

About Lea Gottlieb

Lea Gottlieb was an Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman. She immigrated to Israel from Hungary after World War II, and founded the Gottex company. As the company expanded, Gottlieb created beach outfits by complementing swimsuits with matching tops, pareos, caftans, tunics, loose pants, small corsets and skirts. In 1956, they founded Gottex, a high-fashion beachwear and swimwear company that became a leading exporter, shipping to 80 countries.

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The world when Lea Gottlieb was born

Lea Gottlieb was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lea Gottlieb's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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