ALAN STEINGER
PRESIDENT/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
ASTEINGER@TOPHATIW.COM
ALAN IS THE 3RD GENERATION OF STEINGER FAMILY MEMBERS TO RUN TOP HAT IMAGEWEAR, AND IS CREDITED WITH THE COMPANY’S SUCCESS AS IT STANDS TODAY.
TOP HAT SPRANG FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN RETAIL CLOTHING AND TUXEDO RENTALS, AND IT IS ALAN WHO TRANSFORMED THE COMPANY OVER HIS 30+ YEAR CAREER INTO BECOMING THE LEADING UNIFORM SUPPLIER TO THE LUXURY HOSPITALITY, CASINO, FOOD & BEVERAGE, AND RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIES.
FOR ALAN, WORKING AT TOP HAT WAS HIS RIGHT OF PASSAGE, BUT IT WAS HIS DESIRE TO SUCCEED, AND HIS PASSION FOR STYLE, DESIGN AND QUALITY, WHICH HAS KEPT THIS FAMILY BUSINESS RUNNING FOR 90+ YEARS.
TOP HAT IMAGEWEAR IS ONE OF THE REMAINING FEW AND THRIVING DOMESTIC CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS IN THE USA, AND IT IS A PROUD LEGACY HE WILL PASS ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.
MARION STEINGER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
MSS@TOPHATIW.COM
WHEN WE SAY “FAMILY BUSINESS,” WE MEAN IT. MARION STEINGER, WIFE TO ALAN, AND MOTHER OF TWO, JOINED THE TEAM BACK IN 2003 AFTER BOTH THEIR DAUGHTERS WENT AWAY TO COLLEGE.
WITHIN MONTHS, MARION BECAME THE TOP PRODUCING SALESPERSON IN THE COMPANY AND REMAINS THERE TODAY. HER SUCCESS IS CREDITED TO HAVING SPENT THE EARLIER PART OF HER CAREER IN BRIDAL BUYING IN THE ICONIC GARMENT DISTRICT OF MANHATTAN, AND LATER, 15 YEARS IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY. HER LOVE OF FASHION AND DESIGN, COMBINED WITH HER EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, IS WHAT GIVES HER THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND HER CLIENTS AND THEIR NEEDS, AND IS WHAT MAKES HER SUCH A VITAL PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION. MARION’S INTERESTS INCLUDE SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, TRAVELING, PLAYING TENNIS, AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE NY METS.
LAUREN STEINGER
VICE PRESIDENT CREATIVE DESIGN/SENIOR SALES DIRECTOR
LAUREN@TOPHATIW.COM
LAUREN STEINGER, ELDEST DAUGHTER TO MARION AND ALAN, IS THE 4TH GENERATION OF STEINGERS TO WORK AT TOP HAT. LAUREN GRADUATED FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY WITH DEGREES IN JOURNALISM AND BUSINESS, AND BEGAN HER CAREER AT TOP HAT IN 2006. GROWING UP WITH PARENTS WHO WORK IN FASHION, SHE GAINED A LOT OF ONSITE EXPERIENCE OVER THE YEARS IN PREPARATION FOR HER CAREER TODAY. DESIGN, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MANUFACTURING, AND SALES ARE ALL PART OF HER JOB DESCRIPTION, HOWEVER, DESIGNING CLOTHING AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CLIENTS IS WHERE HER PASSION LIES. LAUREN HAS ALWAYS ENJOYED FOLLOWING TOP DESIGNERS AND RUNWAY SHOWS EACH SEASON, SHE HAS A KNACK FOR SPOTTING TRENDS, AND AN EYE FOR DETAIL, WHICH LEAD HER TO WRITING AND PRODUCING HER OWN SUCCESSFUL FASHION BLOG. LAUREN ALSO LOVES TO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE LOCAL CULTURE AND TEXTILES, WHICH SHE USES TO DRAW INSPIRATION FOR HER DESIGNS.