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This series contains a menswear sketch for Hattie Carnegie Inc.

This 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 collection contains two Schocking de Schiaparelli perfume bottles in their original packing and one example of the packaging for Schiaparelli lipstick.

This collection contains one partially full cardboard tube of Shocking de Schiaparelli bath sponges.

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 series consist of original glove design specs and detail sketches.

Unsigned sketches of women's suits and coats from the 1940s and 1950s.

Volume 2 contains extensive coverage of the opening of Mainbocher's establishment in New York City in October 1941, as well as his first and second New York collections in the fall of 1940 and the spring of 1941. His fall collection consisted of approximately 80-100 ensembles and featured dresses with the Swan silhouette and bold leaf patterns. His spring collection incorporated capes, peplums, long white gloves and small bouquets of artificial flowers as buttons down a dress or jacket. This scrapbook has a copy of the exclusive radio release put out by the Bureau of Fashion Trends in anticipation of Mainbocher's first collection, coverage of wedding gowns he designed in the summer of 1941 and articles about how his sketches for Paris couture were exhibited at the Museum of Costume Art in New York. It includes clippings from newspapers in Spanish, Hebrew and German. Folders contain a typed contents page that outlines what is in Volume 2, a periodicals list and an article entitled "The Flight of Fashion," from the July 1941 issue of Coronet magazine.

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.

Sketches by Mr. Louis, 1940s-Spring 1953

Sketches by Mooring, 1940s, Spring 1961

This collection is comprised of fashion sketches made for Hattie Carnegie, Inc. from 1940 - 1955. This collection contains millinery (hats) for which some designs can be attributed to Esther A. Kleeper in 1945. The remainder of the collection is ready-to-wear dresses and suits, along with evening wear, mostly ballgowns, that were adapted from French couturiers for the American woman. The sketches have been divided into millinery, ready-to-wear, and evening wear. Many of the sketches are not dated, but based upon a survey of the collection and dates of similar physical garments made by Hattie Carnegie, Inc. it is assumed that the sketches are from the aforementioned dates.

This series contains sketches from Hattie Carnegie, Inc. ranging from gowns to millinery.

This folder contains 20 sketches of garments such as dresses and suits designed for Hattie Carnegie, Inc.

This is a Hattie Carnegie Menswear sketch for her boutique on 49st in NYC. High-waisted pleated trousers with a fitted waist and relaxed fit pant leg and a pointed collar button down shirt.

Contains miscellaneous loose pages and original illustrations from Lord and Taylor

This collection is comprised of original fashion sketches, illustrations and costume design sketches as well as limited amounts of educational ephemera, correspondence and tearsheets.

This folder contains original costume design sketches.

This collection consists of original designer sketches, copies of sketches, advertisements, and related items Valerie Fuchs executed for the Aris Glove Company. Eight albums containing

Seated figure with orange neck bow in chartreuse chair; Color: felt marker and watercolor; Client Model study

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.

Contains one scrapbook relating to Lord and Taylor advertising: Magazine Masterbook.

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.

This folder contains original sketches for childrenswear.

This folder contains original sketches of designs for womenswear.

This folder contains original sketches of designs for juniors and womenswear.

This folder contains tearsheets from the 1940s and 1960s.

Seated figure in harem pants with pink dotted scarf and blue striped wall; Color: pencil and watercolor; Client Model study

Sketches by Rosemary, Fall 1963; Roux, 1969; Salvadori, 1969; Samo, 1969; Sciaparelli, 1940s-Fall 1953

This folder contains 5 color, fine-quality bridal gown sketches on heavy board, as well as five fabric swatches.

This 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.

Contains two scrapbooks relating to advertising for Lord and Taylor: 1) November 1940-April 1943 Menswear and 2) April 1943-May 1944

This folder contains photographs of Lord and Taylor executives and employees, including Margaret McKinnon and President Jane T Elfers.

This folder contains original fashion illustrations of womenswear for the New York City department store Franklin Simon.

This folder contains original sketches of womenswear executed during Bernay's time at fashion school.

Figure in black lounging pajamas and multi-colored sash; Color: watercolor; Client Model study

Seated figure in red and green Mid-East garb on striped cushion; Color: watercolor; Client Model study

This collection contains fashion illustrations (mainly garments) executed for Harper's Bazaar between the years of 1940-1942 by Dagmar Freuchen-Gale, Sara Johns and Reynaldo Luza. On the back of the illustrations there are Harper's Bazaar issue numbers that the illustrations were published in.

This collection contains promotional materials, photographs, stationary and a fashion show program pertaining to the Traphagen School of Fashion.

This folder contains pencil, ink and watercolor sketches on paper with textile swatches

This folder contains pencil, ink and watercolor sketches on paper with textile swatches

This folder contains original press clippings related to Robert Dudley and hats he designed and sold, dating between 1941-1962.

Volume 3 contains mostly coverage from 1941 and 1942 but also includes miscellaneous articles from 1943, 1947 and 1955. In addition to clippings about his biannual collections and 1942 designs for the Waves, it includes articles on clothing he designed for Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor; his appointment as head designer for Twentieth-Century Fox Studios in September 1942; and Spanish coverage from publications out of Buenos Aires. Folders contain a contents list; press lists; an article from the Boston Post, September 8, 1947; an article from Harper's Bazaar, November 1941; an article from Collier's, November 22, 1941; original photographs released from the U.S. Navy that show the different styles of women's uniforms; 4 loose Parade magazine pages; a miscellaneous article about the Waves; an article from Woman's H ome Companion, January 1955; color pictures of Mainbocher gowns modeled by socialites.

This folder contains 16 patents (some duplicates), largely for sewing machinery, registered by the Man-Sew Corporation between 1941-1945

This folder contains 41 large, high-quality black and white photographs of of women modeling hats designed by Robert Dudley, dating from 1941 (though the great majority are undated). 3 of the photographed hats are conceptual creations inspired by Evinrude Motors and modeled by wives of The Evinrude Outboard Commuters Club.