This folder contains 19 patents (some duplicates), largely for sewing machinery, registered by the Man-Sew Corporation between 1933-1935
This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains tear sheets.
This bound scrapbook is comprised of press clippings and correspondence from 1933-1938 pertaining to women's fashions designed by Eta for "ETA, Incorporated." The letter announcing the incorporation of "Eta" dated June 23, 1933, and the dissolution of "Eta," dated April 29, 1938, are included.
This folder contains the correspondence of Robert Dudley from 1933-1967.
This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains one-hundred and two 8 1/2x11" notebook pages (lined and unlined) of pencil sketches and design notations for garments, mostly dresses. Many sketches have fabric swatches attached.
Daché, Lilly, 1898-1989This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains vintage catalogs, the earliest featuring Richman Brothers 1935 Fall/Winter Styles. It also includes more recent catalogs, such as "The Genius of Charles James" from 1983, CFDA from 1985, David Chu, styled by Robert Bryan from 2008, Sebastien Meunier (2001-2002), Zac Posen (2002), Ralph Lauren (2005), JCPenney (2007), Benjamin Bixby (2008), John Bartlett (2009), Pendleton (2009), Aeve, and Alan Flusser.
This folder contains graphite pencil sketches, some with fabric swatches
Two miniature sketchbooks with soft leather covers, one labeled (3) from Spring 1938, and one labeled (4) from Fall 1938. Sketches are labeled with style names.
Troy, SeymourThis folder contains eighteen catalogs or promotional pieces for goods offered by Le Bon Marché department store.
Two miniature sketchbooks with soft leather covers, one labeled (1) from 1936, and one labeled (2) from Spring 1937. Sketches are labeled with style names.
Troy, SeymourThis folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains 18 patents (some duplicates), largely for sewing machinery, registered by the Man-Sew Corporation between 1936-1937
This folder contains sketches of pencil, wash and pen designs for girl's clothing, some with swatches.
This folder contains ten catalogs or promotional pieces for goods offered by Le Bon Marché department store.
Scrapbook containing a variety of materials including many clippings from newspapers across the United States, letters from retail stores, photographs of window displays, a U.S. patent notice, promotional mailings, and more. Also includes a page of newspaper clippings from 1948.
Troy, SeymourSketches previously tied together to form a loosely bound sketchbook. Most sketches are undated but several are dated 1937.
Troy, SeymourThis folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains photographs of McCardell's designs, several of them have relevant newspaper clippings attached. Also in the folder are pictures of McCardell receiving the Mademoiselle Merit Award, 1943.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains original press clippings related to Robert Dudley and hats he designed and sold, dating between 1938-1970.
This folder contains eleven catalogs or promotional pieces for goods offered by Le Bon Marché department store.
This folder contains original press releases, including these from Townely Frocks and the Fashion League.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958This folder contains 26 patents (some duplicates), largely for sewing machinery, registered by the Man-Sew Corporation between 1939-1940
This folder contains original press clippings and press photographs related to Robert Dudley and hats he designed and sold, dating between 1939-1956.
This spiral-bound volume, contains personal correspondence, photographs, and ephemera dated 1962-1967, relating to a Robert Dudley-taught hat-making class that took place aboard the MS Kungsholm, as part of a cruise with the Swedish American Line. It also contains a 1939 press clipping about Robert Dudley.
Two miniature sketchbooks with soft leather covers, one labeled (5) from Spring 1939 and one labeled (7) from Spring 1940. Sketches are labeled with style names.
Troy, SeymourThis folder contains clippings from national and local newspapers and magazines. It includes examples from her stint at Hattie Carnegie, as well as reports on her work, design aesthetic and methods and her background. Also in this folder is a cover of Mademoiselle from September1940.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958This folder contains tear sheets.
Sketches previously tied together to form a loosely bound sketchbook. All sketches are undated except for two dated 1939.
Troy, SeymourSketches previously tied together to form a loosely bound sketchbook. All sketches are undated except for one dated 1939.
Troy, SeymourThis folder contains hand written and typed correspondence addressed to McCardell.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958This folder contains fashion show invitations for Alix, Alexandrine, Balenciaga, Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass, Brooks Brothers, Chanel, JC de Castelbajac, Madeleine de Rauch, Jean Dessès and Doeuillet-Doucet.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains 44 large, high-quality black and white photographs of of women modeling hats designed by Robert Dudley, dating from 1939-1949 (though the great majority are undated), as well as 3 photographs of Robert Dudley hats displayed on hatboxes, 3 photographs of men modeling Robert Dudley men's hats, and 14 photographs of varying size and quality of women wearing Robert Dudley hats (some may be press clippings). Two of the photographs contain fabric swatches.
This folder contains 5 sketches of millinery (hats) designed for Hattie Carnegie, Inc. Some of the designs can be attributed to Esther A. Klepper (1945).
Klepper, EstherThis folder contains 10 sketches of evening gowns. Hattie's signature color "Carnegie Blue" is represented in a few of the color choices for the gowns.
Carnegie, HattieThis folder contains biographies of Mainbocher, press releases for Mainbocher collections from 1953 to 1968, 4 2x2 negatives of dresses, correspondence, and clippings pertaining to Mainbocher, ranging from 1940 to 1970.
This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains original sketches of designs for juniors and young misses.
This folder contains original sketches of designs for juniors and young misses.
This folder contains original sketches of designs for womenswear.
This folder contains original fashion sketches of womenswear and various other class assignments.
This folder contains 18 fashion illustrations produced by Reynaldo Luza that consists of garments and accessories: (hats, gloves, belts, umbrellas and shoes) Some illustrations are labeled Bergdorf Goodman on the back.
Harper's BazaarSketches by Mr. Louis, 1940s-Spring 1953
Sketches by Mooring, 1940s, Spring 1961
This folder contains 20 sketches of garments such as dresses and suits designed for Hattie Carnegie, Inc.
Carnegie, HattieThis folder contains original costume design sketches.
This folder contains eighteen catalogs or promotional pieces for the goods offered at Le Bon Marché department store.
This folder contains notes, measurements, and rough sketches on tracing paper.
This folder contains 30 large, high-quality black and white photographs of of women modeling hats designed by Robert Dudley, dating from 1940 (bulk undated), as well as 3 pages of small or autographed photographs pasted onto scrapbook paper.
This folder contains 23 large, high-quality black and white photographs of of women modeling hats designed by Robert Dudley, dating from 1940-1954 (though the great majority are undated); 3 pages of small photographs pasted onto scrapbook paper (one of which includes a written descripton of a Robert Dudley-designed turban), and 1 large autographed photo. Several photographs depict brides wearing Robert Dudley creations.