PITTSBURGH \u2014 Carol Meyerson Slesinger, who built and led the women\u2019s business at Larrimor\u2019s and helped to introduce major luxury fashion brands including Hermes, Loro Piana and Ermenegildo Zegna to Pittsburgh, has died at age 87. Her passing, on June 4 in Bethesda, Maryland, was announced by her daughter on social media on June 14.<\/p>\n
Carol Slesinger and her late husband Carl expanded the upscale clothing retailer and family business that was favored by male and female corporate executives as well as celebrities. As more women entered the workforce in the 1970s and increasingly took leadership positions, she saw the need to provide the wardrobe for the office, business functions and evening events. Together, the Slesingers combined business leadership with civic engagement, supporting charitable initiatives and fostering enduring relationships within the Pittsburgh community.<\/p>\n
Carl Slesinger died at age 83 in early 2022. The couple had been married for 61 years and worked together much of that time at Larrimor\u2019s. The business had been founded in 1939 by Harry Slesinger, Carl Slesinger\u2019s father, and Larry Morris. Morris was bought out in the late 1940s. Larrimor\u2019s, originally based in the Union Trust Building,\u00a0moved to its current location<\/a>\u00a0at One PNC Plaza in 2010.<\/p>\n Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n