Sketches by Adolfo, Fall 1952-Spring 1957
Sketches by Agnes, 1947
Sketches by Albouy, Spring 1951-Spring 1957; Agnes,1930s; Albert, Fall 1960
Sketches by Alloug, 1946-Spring/Summer 1949
Sketches by Alwice, Fall 1966; Alwynn, Spring 1950-Fall 1960; Amies, Spring 1960-Spring 1965; Anna, Spring 1957-Fall 1963
Anonymous sketches, 1930s-Fall 1953 (hats)
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1945- Fall/Winter 1945
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1946
Anonymous sketches, 1947
Anonymous sketches, Fall/Winter 1949
Anonymous sketches, Spring/Summer 1949
Anonymous sketches, Fall 1950-Spring 1956 (hats and garments)
Anonymous sketches, Fall 1956
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1956-Spring 1956
Anonymous sketches from a box which contained materials from both Spring 1956 and Spring 1957, without differentiating them.
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1956-Fall 1957
Anonymous sketches, Fall 1957-Spring 1958
Anonymous sketches, Fall 1958-Fall 1959
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1960-Spring 1961
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1961-Fall 1964
Anonymous sketches, Spring 1965-resort 1969; Antonelli sketches, Spring 1953
Anonymous sketches, undated
Sketches by Balenciaga, 1946- Spring/Summer 1949
Sketches by Balenciaga, Spring 1953-Fall 1953
Sketches by Balenciaga, Fall 1953-Fall 1955
Sketches by Balenciaga, Fall 1955 (hats)-Fall 1957
Sketches by Balenciaga, Spring 1958--Fall 1959, hats 1959-1960
Sketches by Balenciaga, Spring 1960-Fall 1963
Sketches by Balenciaga, Fall 1963-Fall 1967
Sketches by Balmain, Spring/Summer 1948-1949
Sketches by Balmain, 1950-Fall 1956
Sketches by Balmain, Spring 1957-Spring 1962
Sketches by Balmain, Spring 1963-Fall 1967
Sketches by Barbier, 1950s-Spring 1960; Barthet, 1950s-Fall 1963; Battilocchi, Spring 1952-Spring 1955; Beret, 1963
The Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon sketches collection contains 8,976 pencil, ink, and watercolor sketches by staff artists representing clothing and millinery available in Bergdorf's custom salon. These garments were made to order either from designs purchased by special arrangement from the leading coutouriers of the day or from sketches by Bergdorf's then well known in-house designers. Representative designers include Dior, Balenciaga, Halson and Courreges. House designers include Leslie Morris, Mary Gleason, and Bernard Newman. There is a complete run from 1950 to 1969. In addition, there is a representative sampling of sketches from the 1930s and 40s.
In addition to the sketches, the collection contains preliminary manuscripts and galley proofs of Booton Herndon's book Bergdorf's on the Plaza (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956) as well as typescripts of his interviews with and about members of the Goodman family and with and about such key members of the staff as Ethel Frankau, Odna Brandeis, and house designers Bernard Newman, Leslie Morris, and Mary Gleason.
The last series contains the original finding aid for the collection.
This series consists of 8976 clothing sketches from the Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon from the 1930s to 1969, with the bulk from 1950 to 1969.
Sketches by Bernhanyer, 1969; Bernard, Fall 1953-Spring 1955; Bohan, Fall 1953; La Boutique, Spring 1953; Odna Brandeis, 1930s; Brouillet, Fall 1960; Canessa, Fall 1951-Fall 1961; Cardin, Fall 1957-Spring 1966; Jacques Casen, 1969
This series contains preliminary manuscripts and galley proofs of Booton Herndon's book "Bergdorf's on the Plaza" (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956) as well as typescripts of his interviews with and about members of the Goodman family and with and about such key members of the staff as Ethel Frankau, Odna Brandeis, and house designers Bernard Newman, Leslie Morris, and Mary Gleason.
Sketches by Bruyère, 1946
Sketches by Caroline Reboux, Spring 1948- Spring/Summer 1949
Sketches by Carpentier, 1950-Spring 1956; Castillo, Spring 1961-Fall 1967;
Sketches by Cavanaugh, Fall 1960-Fall 1964; Chanel, 1950s-Spring 1966
Sketches by Charlotte, 1947
Sketches by Columbier, Spring/Summer 1949-Fall/Winter 1949
Sketches by Descat, 1947- Spring/Summer 1949
Sketches by Dessès, Spring 1950-Fall 1954
Sketches by Dessès, Spring 1955-Fall 1958
Sketches by Dessès, Spring 1959-Spring 1960
Sketches by Dessès, Fall 1961-Spring 1967
Sketches by Dior, 1946- Fall/Winter 1949
Sketches by Dior 1950 (clothing and hats)
Sketches by Dior, Spring 1951-Fall 1952
Sketches by Dior, Spring-Fall 1953 (hats)
Sketches by Dior Spring 1953-Fall 1954
Sketches by Dior Spring-Fall 1954 (hats)
Sketches by Dior Spring 1955-Fall 1956 (hats)
Sketches by Dior Spring 1955-Fall 1956
Sketches by Dior Spring-Fall 1957 (hats)
Sketches by Dior Spring 1957-Fall 1958
Sketches by Dior Spring-Fall 1959