# Nancye Radmin

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**Nancye Radmin** (August 4, 1938 – December 8, 2020), born **Nancye Jo Bullard**, was an American businesswoman, owner of The Forgotten Woman, a national chain of shops for [plus-size clothing](/source/Plus-size_clothing).

## Early life

Nancye Jo Bullard was born in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee), and raised in [Cochran, Georgia](/source/Cochran,_Georgia), the daughter of Joe Dykes Bullard Jr. and Jane Johnson Bullard. Her parents had a peanut, pecan, and cotton farm; her mother was a [registered nurse](/source/Registered_nurse). Bullard attended but did not graduate from [Middle Georgia College](/source/Middle_Georgia_College).[1][2]

## Career

Bullard moved to New York City in the 1960s, and was a secretary before she married. In 1977, Radmin opened The Forgotten Woman boutique on the [Upper East Side](/source/Upper_East_Side), to sell high-end designer clothing[3] in larger women's sizes,[4][5] including lingerie, accessories, jewelry, and shoes.[6] "They had all these myths that fat ladies don't buy expensive clothes", Radmin said in a 1988 interview. "Well, they do. And a lot of 'em".[7] The chain extended to 25 shops across the United States by 1991,[8][9] including locations in suburban [Detroit](/source/Detroit),[10] [West Palm Beach](/source/West_Palm_Beach,_Florida)[11] and on [Rodeo Drive](/source/Rodeo_Drive).[12] Her business counted celebrities including [Oprah Winfrey](/source/Oprah_Winfrey) among its clientele.[13] In 1990, Savvy magazine ranked The Forgotten Woman among the top 60 American businesses owned and run by women.[14]

In 1991 Radmin stepped down as president of the company,[15] and in 1993, she left the company.[16] The chain folded in 1998.[12] Radmin also worked with Vogue Patterns on a line of plus-sized patterns.[7]

## Personal life

Nancye Jo Bullard, raised a Southern Baptist, converted to Judaism when she married widower Mack Radmin, a meat wholesaler, in 1968.[1][7] She had two sons, Brett and William. She was widowed when Mack Radmin died in 2006;[17] she died in 2020, aged 82, in [Lakeland, Florida](/source/Lakeland,_Florida).[1]

## References

1. Meltzer, Marisa (2020-12-25). ["Nancye Radmin, Pioneer of Plus-Size Fashion, Is Dead at 82"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/fashion/nancye-radmin-dead.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2021-01-17.

1. Feinberg, Samuel (October 10, 1990). "From Where I Sit: Birth Pangs of a Large-Size Chain". *WWD*. **160**: 31.

1. Feinberg, Samuel (October 12, 1990). "From Where I Sit: Radmin Gaining Name Designers For Large Women". *WWD*. **160**: 12.

1. Pauley, Gay (1981-03-16). ["Fashionable Fatties? Yes Ma'am"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67862704/fashionable-fatties-yes-maamgay/). *The Daily News*. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-01-17. – via Newspapers.com.

1. Abraham, Molly (1982-04-22). ["Large Women Make Big Play for Fashion"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67861725/large-women-make-big-play-for/). *Detroit Free Press*. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-01-17. – via Newspapers.com.

1. "Nancye Radmin to be Honored". *WWD*. **159**: 125. May 8, 1990.

1. Johnson, Bonnie & Powell, Lee (April 25, 1988). ["Nancye Radmin Hits It Big by Making Outsized Clothes Look in"](https://people.com/archive/nancye-radmin-hits-it-big-by-making-outsized-clothes-look-in-vol-29-no-16/). *People*. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

1. ["Big Women, Big Profits"](https://www.newsweek.com/big-women-big-profits-205356). *Newsweek*. 1991-02-24. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

1. Louie, Elaine (1991-03-24). ["Smiling In My Size 14"](https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/24/news/smiling-in-my-size-14.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2021-01-21.

1. Muller, Joann (1990-09-06). ["Forgotten Fashion"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67862054/forgotten-fashionjoann-muller/). *Detroit Free Press*. p. 27. Retrieved 2021-01-17. – via Newspapers.com.

1. Grantham, Loretta (1991-03-07). ["Chic at Any Size"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67856673/chic-at-any-sizeloretta-grantham/). *The Palm Beach Post*. p. 224. Retrieved 2021-01-17. – via Newspapers.com.

1. Hagerty, James R. (2021-01-07). ["Entrepreneur Sold High Fashion in Plus Sizes at Forgotten Woman Stores"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/entrepreneur-sold-high-fashion-in-plus-sizes-at-forgotten-woman-stores-11610031600). *Wall Street Journal*. [ISSN 0099-9660](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0099-9660). Retrieved 2021-01-17.

1. Turk, Rose-Marie (1989-12-29). ["Remembering Forgotten Women"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-29-vw-1217-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

1. Burton, Katherine (1990-10-23). ["60 With Savvy"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67856926/60-with-savvykatherine-burton/). *Daily News*. p. 313. Retrieved 2021-01-17. – via Newspapers.com.

1. Ozzard, Janet (April 14, 1993). "The Forgotten Woman Shapes Up". *Women's Wear Daily*. **165**: 12.

1. Moin, David (1997-08-22). ["The Forgotten Woman Set to Rekindle its Niche"](https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/article-1120408/). *WWD*. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

1. ["Mack Radmin Obituary"](https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/nytimes/20445884). *New York Times (via Legacy)*. December 28, 2006. Retrieved 2021-01-22.

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