This folder contains pencil, charcoal and crayon nude sketches and figure studies, may have been done while McCardell attended the Parisian branch of New York School of Fine and Applied Art (today known as Parsons). Few sketches are signed and dated.
Sans titreThis folder contains pencil, charcoal and crayon nude sketches and figure studies. May have been done while McCardell attended the Parisian branch of New York School of Fine and Applied Art (today known as Parsons). Most sketches are not signed or dated.
Sans titreTear sheets and newspaper clippings relating to McCardell's professional career as a fashion designer
Sans titreThis folder contains Xeroxed clippings from 1945 as well as undated clippings. Includes a cover of Vogue featuring her prize-winning collection for the Blum Store (1945). Also in this folder are examples of swimwear designs.
Sans titreThis folder contains Xeroxed clippings. It includes many examples of McCardell's resort and beachwear designs, and several examples of her evening wear designs. Also in the folder are several clippings regarding British designer Edward Molyneux's, 1891-1974 , visit to the United States in which he purchased several original American garment samples to reproduce, among them McCardell's.
Sans titreIn this folder are Xeroxed clippings, including trend reports for spring, several clippings relating to McCardell's separates, accessories, and resort collections. Also in the folder in an article from the New Yorker, titled 'Feminine fashions' that mentions McCardell's work
Sans titreThis folder contains clippings with examples of McCardell's 'Monastic dress', dinner and hostess dresses, knitted dress, and earlier works with elements that will later become her signature such as use of plaids and stripes, and casual sportswear.
Sans titreThis folder contains newspaper and magazine clippings, including Vogue, New York Times and Harper's Bazaar. In the folder is a report on her work designing Civilian Defense Uniforms along side designers such as Bonnie Cashin, William Bloom and Lilly Dache among others. Also in this folder are examples of a wide range of her designs, including wedding dresses, costume jewelry and maternity wear.
Sans titreThis folder contains clippings from local and national publications including Town & Country and WWD. It includes examples of McCardell's 'Pop-Over' dresses, 'Diaper Suit' beachwear and the September 13th cover of Life magazine featuring her knitted leotards.
Sans titreThis folder contains clippings from local and national publications including Vogue and Bazaar. It includes McCardell's design of wool bathing suits, weekend and outdoors outfits. Also in the folder is a report on her winning the "Winnie" bronze trophy from the American Fashion Critics for her four pieces beach wardrobe with double topstitched details, an element that with time became one of her signatures.
Sans titreThis folder contains clippings from local and national publications. It includes the cover of Life magazine from August 28, 1944, as well as examples from McCardell's designs of day dresses, outdoors outfits and plaid dresses.
Sans titreThis folder contains clippings, including illustrated examples of McCardell's Portuguese plaids collection, and a wide range of her active wear designs: ski outfits, sailing suit, swimwear and skating outfits.
Sans titreThis folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of McCardell's 'Grecian' style dresses, plaids coats and resort wear.
Sans titreThis folder contains advertisements from retailers across the country who sold McCardell's designs. Also in the folder is an advertisement for her line of Utility fashion for Lord & Taylor, as well as a booklet of a Denim line of Townely Frocks she designed.
Sans titreThis folder contains advertisements for retailers such as Lord & Taylor and Julius Garfinckel & Co. as well as for fabric manufacturers and Sanka coffee. It includes many examples of McCardell's sun dresses, stripped dresses and jersey dresses.
Sans titreThis folder contains advertisements of sunglasses and gloves lines McCardell designed, as well as ads for retailers such as Bonwit teller and Niemen-Marcus. In the folder there is also an ad for Chrysler featuring McCardell herself along side designers Clare Potter and Lilly Dache', among others.
Sans titreThis folder contains Xeroxed press releases. Including examples Lord & Taylor, the New York Dress Institute and several radio broadcasts.
Sans titreThis folder contains hand written and typed correspondence addressed to McCardell.
Sans titreThis folder contains personal and corporate correspondence, where appropriate original newspaper clippings are attached. Also in the folder an original Western Union telegram from 1946 congratulating her for winning the Fashion Trades Poll as best sportswear designer of the year.
Sans titreThis folder contains original programs and invitations to fashion-related events in New York City.
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