This collections contains sketches, promotional materials, photographs and business records for the American women's coat and suit manufacturer Davidow Inc.
Sans titreThis folder contains imported designs, dress, coat and separates sketches. Pencil and watercolor sketches of dress, coat and separate designs, designers include Chantal, Vionnet, Chanel, Patou.
This folder contains "Highlights of Couturier Openings," fashion flats of designer day & evening wear, circa 1940's
This folder contains reports on Paris designer collections, January 1940, Summer 1940
This folder contains three Chanel licensing documents dated 1959073, including one with related swatched sketch.
This folder contains style number lists: Booklet Styles, Calculation Changes, Conflict Styles (substitutions), Custom Sizes, 1950-1970.
This folder contains looseleaf pages most dated 196805-196905, records are filed in numerical order by style number, data entries show costs for fabric/lining, yardage, notions, sundries, labor, total cost/item, total cost including markup.
This folder contains marketing records; as records are filed in numerical order by style number, data entries show costs for fabric/lining, yardage, notions, sundries, labor, total cost/item, total cost including markup.
This folder contains a letter to Davidow from Lea Thompson dated 27 Feb. (year missing) regarding sketching service, accompanied by related swatched sketch of Mainbocher coat; also 2 letters from L. Thompson dated 19391005 a d 19391010 regarding sketches sent to Davidow (unable to determine which sketches in file are referenced).
This folder contains miscellaneous material.
This folder contains booklet styles "Recap" & Best Sellers charts; booklets with salescharts attached, spring/fall 1958 to fall 1962
This folder contains looseleaf pages dated 8/67-2/68 "Style Numbers & Calculations (used) " each record lists fabric, linings, yardage, notions, sundries, labor, total cost per item & total cost including markup
This file includes small section at end for fall 1968 dresses records are in numerical order by style number, data entries show costs for fabric/lining, yardage, notions, sundries, labor, total cost/item, total cost including markup.
This folder contains 3 lists followed by pages indexed by style numbers with brief descriptions of fabrics, style details/notions; lists dated 3/52-4/52 titled FALL 1952 LINE, CHANGES refer to style #s on pages
This folder contains looseleaf pages dated 5/67-11/67, "Unused Style Numbers," each record lists fabric/linings, yardage, notions, sundries, labor, total cost/item & total cost including markup; separate pages for Imports, spring-fall 1968 & "Booklet Calculations," fall 1968
This folder contains looseleaf pages most dated 196801-196810, records are in numerical order by style number, data entries show costs for fabric/lining, yardage, notions, sundries, labor, total cost/item, total cost including markup.
This folder contains pages filed numerically by style numbers with brief descriptions of fabrics, style details /notions
This folder contains textual records.
This folder contains an oversized "Daventree" photo album (nd), 85 b/w mounted photos, many oversized, 12 loose photos, dresses, suits, coats, athletic wear (tennis, swim, ski)
This folder contains an oversized unlabeled photo album, 64 b/w mounted fashion photos, dept. store window & floor displays, 6 color transparencies, dress, coat suit ensembles
This folder contains promotional material.
This folder contains 29 color photo booklets of suit, coat, dress, ensemble, collection styles, spring 1950 - spring 1973
This folder contains tearsheets from French and British publications.
This folder contains dress, suit and separates sketches. Many sketches swatched, some watercolored
This folder contains dress, suit and separates sketches. Many sketches swatched, some watercolored
This folder contains dress sketches. Many sketches swatched, some watercolored
This folder contains dress and separates sketches. Many sketches swatched, some watercolored
This folder contains dress, playwear and separates sketches. Many sketches swatched, some watercolored
This folder contains "Swatch & Sketchbook" pages; printed sketches, several swatched; 4 lists included in file: 1)Individualized Swatch & Sketchbooks (dated 5/2/69), 2)Sketches of Custom Suits in Spring 1970 Swatch & Sketchbook, 3) Spring 1970 Swatch & Sketch Book, 4) Spring 1970 Booklet Styles; also included in file Spring 1970 Davidow Collection color booklet with related sketches
This folder contains pencil renderings of buttons, belts, buckles, undated except for 1 page dated fall 1946 & 2 folders labeled spring 1950; some pages indexed by supplier names, item prices included
This folder contains spring suit, coat, jacket/dress & coat/dress ensemble, long skirt, and blouse sketches. Unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes, pen/ink/wash, a few with color highlights
This folder contains fall coat, suit, and jacket/dress ensemble sketches. Unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes, pen/ink/wash, a few w/color highlights; 6 swatched printed renderings at end of file
This folder contains fall coat, suit, dress, and jacket/dress ensemble sketches. Unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes, pen/ink/wash, a few with color highlights
This folder contains spring suit and jacket/dress ensemble sketches. Unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes; file includes list: "Spring 1971 Swatch & Sketch Book" followed by 15 printed suit, coat, ensemble renderings from list; also at end of file DAVIDOW 1971 SPRING EDITIONS BOOKLET with matching printed renderings of photos in booklet
This folder contains spring coat, dress and suit sketches. Unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes, pen/ink/wash, a few with color accents
This folder contains spring dress, coat, suit, and dress/jacket ensemble sketches. All sketches are thermofax copies, unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes, folders marked "Showroom"
This folder contains fall coat, dress and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most sketches, several thermofax copies replace missing originals, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains fall suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most sketches, a few thermofax copies replace missing originals, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat, suit, dress, blouse and tunic/pant sketches. Unswatched, all sketches with fabric and detail notes, pen/ink/wash; note: file contains many sketches from folders labeled "Umberto Mango Collection" -- no further info available as to the association between this collection & Davidow Co.
This folder contains fall coat, suit, dress and ensemble sketches. Original sketches unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, pen/ink/wash; several printed renderings at end of file are swatched
This folder contains spring suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most sketches, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat, suit, dress, and jacket/dress ensemble sketches. Unswatched, all with fabric & detail notes, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat, dress and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, 6 dress sketches refer to related coats; pen/ink/wash on parchment, several thermofax copies
This folder contains fall suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, thermofax copies replacing missing original renderings, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains fall coat, dress and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, a few dress sketches refer to related coat or suit ensembles ; thermofax copies replacing missing original renderings, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat and dress sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, a few thermofax copies replace missing originals, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, a few designer names, most renderings pen/ink/wash on parchment, a few thermofax copy replacements
This folder contains spring suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most sketches, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains fall coat, dress and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, 6 dress sketches included in file, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains fall suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, a few color-tinted designer sketches, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring suit sketches. Unswatched, except for 5 color-tinted & swatched sketches, fabric & detail notes on most, a few designer names, pen/ink
This folder contains fall coat and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, small group of coat/suit related dress sketches, a few designer names, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat, dress and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most, file includes 16 dress sketches related to corresponding numbered coats & suits, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains fall suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most sketches, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric/detail notes on most sketches, a list of some suit style numbers & fabrics included in file, pen/ink/wash, a few with color accents
This folder contains fall suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric/details notes on most sketches, a few designer names, pen/ink/wash
This folder contains spring coat and suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric & detail notes on most sketches, some dresses related to coat/suit ensembles, a few designer names; 2 lists of "calculation changes - spring 1967 line" dated 9/14/66, 9/26/66
This folder contains spring suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric/details notes on most sketches, pen/ink/wash, a few with color accents
This folder contains fall suit sketches. Unswatched, fabric/details notes on most sketches, pen/ink/wash