64 photographs, models #37-#91
10 (ten) loose photographs documenting ensembles, each encased in Mylar. There are seven photographs of full ensembles, one of which is mounted on Masonite. The remaining three photographs are of hat designs from 1919.
77 photographs. The ensembles documented in this folder are numbered #1-#7, 11, 19, 25, 32, 35, 38, #43 -#65, and #67-#69.
77 photographs, models #48-#92; mostly dresses and gowns.
32 photographs, models #79-#102
96 photographs
73 photographs of sketches and phototransfers, few items dated, one 29 March 1916, and one 1916
51 sketches, models #1-#57
43 sketches, models #1-#49, 10 annotated empty pages
25 sketches .1-.25, volume .74
24 sketches .41-.64 in volume .73, Negligees and Pajamas.
24 sketches .51 - .75 of coats and wraps. Sketches numbered .57, .58, and .72 are missing from this location.
Directional folder contains 51 black and white photocopies of Coats and Wraps sketches from 1920's. Original sketches are glued in the 1916 scrapbook [SEE--US.NNFIT.SC.1.2.2.1-3 for originals]. Sketches come from Berley Studios (subscription service), signature of Ethel Rabin can be seen on some, but for the most part the Berley Studios imprint is covered by that of Lucile Ltd., in some cases the signature of Ethel Rabin (of Berley Studios) is scratched out or otherwise obscured. They seem to be color phototransfers, not original drawings.
3 photographs. Two of the photographs are dedicated to E. McHortrer; one from Kitty Gordon and another from Bertha Kalich (aka Kalish), both actresses. Third photograph is of famous Irene Castle dedicated to Mr. Tolman.
4 hand colored Lucile sketches from 1910s +1 fashion plate on verso. These sketches were pasted in a scrapbook among the fashion plates, and were moved here for easier access. They seem to be phototransfers rather than originals.
Article entitled "Studies in Smartness" written by Miss Violet Vanbrugh as well as a Christmas card and a Business card. One program from an exhibition of Gera Mills' fabric used in garments made by Vionnet, Lelong, Patou, Paquin, Cheuir, Premet, Renee, Doucet, Doeuille, and Bernard. 1-Two page spread (pp. 18-21) from the December 22, 1925 issue of Women's Wear Daily; amusements page and a page dedicated to fur fashion, with advertisements and columns about the popular furs of the time.
Newspaper articles about Lucile and/or written by Lady Duff Gordon that date as far back as 1910. Some are articles about the company's legal struggle. There are also a couple of articles about another Lady Duff Gordon who was an Egyptian explorer at the time. There is documentation of Lucile's beginnings and rise to fame, and review of the early work.
Photocopies of most of the articles from the scrapbook in the same box. Not all articles were duplicated to protect against further deterioration of materials.
Fragment of scrapbook cover
Fragment of scrapbook cover
Fragment of scrapbook cover
Photocopies of items missing from "The Ideal Scrapbook" housed in slipcase 15. There are photocopies of covers from programs that are not present in the scrapbook, such as Lucile, Ltd. Fall 1918 and Spring 1915 covers. There are also photocopies of an article entitled "My Diary", a photocopy of a cover of "Les Ides Novelles de la Mode", and a photocopy of an article from February 17, 1918.
11 mounted color photocopies of Wedding Dresses
111 photographs, models #22-#74
69 photographs, models #1-#44, mostly coats and walking suits; a clipping from 'Town and Country' advertising presentation of the line in a private viewing event; photocopy of a scrapbook cover.
50 photographs, models #45-#73; coats and walking suits end midway through, and dresses and gowns begin
24 photographs
61 photographs, models #1-#23
50 photographs, models #58-#78
52 photographs
Directional x01 - to locate moved material
12 phototransfers of sketches on two sheets of paper. These phototransfers are glued onto two leaves from a scrapbook, both of which hold three phototransfers per side. The official transfers are embossed with Lucile stamp and bear Lucile's signature and model title such as "No. 46 The Bleeding Heart".
78 photographs of sketches and phototransfers, several items dated, one Jan 1916, another 29th march 1916. There is also a Christmas card from 1909.
Directional x06 - to locate moved material
81 photographs of sketches and phototransfers. First picture in this folder is of a modeled complete garment, not a sketch. 7 items dated 1916; one of them 16 Jan, another 29 March "Pa[e]trouchka" of the same year. Among the sketches, #55 "Vendeta", #29 "Romance, #24 Jolie, #37 "Today is Sweet".
30 sketches, models #51-#75, 8 annotated empty pages.
25 sketches .26-.50 of volume 71
30 sketches .51-.80. of volume 71
7 unannotated sketches
Directional folder indicating location where original material can be seen
26 sketches .26 - .50 of coats and wraps. .34, .43, and .50 are missing from this location.
26 sketches .31-.55 in volume .76.
5 sketches of costumes identified as designs for 1921[previously misattributed to 1925] Ziegfeld Follies. Sketches are titled in reference to the period, style, or play personality: "Directorie 1795-1800, "Gothic, "Russian".
3 pencil and gouache sketches of evening wear from the 1920s.
30 sketches .1-.30 in Volume .77
35 sketches .31-.65 in Volume .77
30 sketches .31-.60 in Volume .74, Theatrical Costumes.
22 photographs of society women and/or actresses, several large format photographs with scenes and cast
20 Model photographs of outer wear, day-wear, tea gowns and evening wear from 1910s. "Ideal scrapbook" is indicated as the original/previous location on several of these photographs.
19 photocopies of articles by or about Lady Duff Gordon written about fashion from 1918 through 1919.
2 photocopies of envelopes from Berley Studios in New York City that are notated with "Lady Duff Gordon # 1" and "Lady Duff Gordon Gordon #2".
7 fashion plates. One leave in mylar, one scrapbook cover with plates glued to it, and three raised profile mounts framing plates. All of these items were removed from their original placement within the scrapbook after disbinding for protection of surrounding materials.
37 fashion plates. Enclosed in a separate portfolio for preservation and easier access: 3 loose fashion plates; a page of the scrapbook with reproductions of one Barbier and one Simeon "Chloe" plates; one page with two plates and fabric ribbon swatch. The rest of the content is in the original order.
Directional folder to locate items which were part of old-US.NNFIT.SC.1.1.1.16 - Box 1
80 photographs, models #1-#37
51 photographs, models #1-#21
14 photographs, models unnumbered
58 photographs, models #1-#24
48 photographs, models #48-#78
45 photographs, models #33-#47