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This folder contains miscellaneous unattributed sketches, circa 1940-1960

this folder contains miscellaneous fashion sketches with attributions, primarily for department store. Designers include Lelong, Schiaparelli, Piguet, and Patou. Department stores include Lord and Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Mary Lewis, Alex originals, B. Altman, De Pinna, Arnald Constable, Franklin Simon, Bonwit Tellers, Russek's, Best and Co., Peck and Peck, and Polly's

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

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 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.

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

Programs and events

Volume 5 contains coverage of Mainbocher's designs for the stage from 1941-1947. The productions and actresses he designed for in this time were: "Blithe Spirit" starring Leonora Corbett and Peggy Wood; "The Smiling Visitor" (also known as "Rose Burke") starring Katharine Cornell; "A Lady Comes Home" starring Ruth Chatterton; "Over Twenty-One" starring Ruth Gordon; "One Touch of Venus" starring Mary Martin; "Foolish Notion" starring Tallulah Bankhead; "Dream Girl" starring Betty Field; "Dunnigan's Daughter" starring June Havoc; "Born Yesterday" starring Judy Holliday; and "Park Avenue" starring Leonora Corbett. He also dressed Libby Holman for her stint at La Vie Parisienne in April 1943 and contributed gowns for overseas productions of "Blithe Spirit" and "Over Twenty-One" to the National War Fund, which financed USO camp shows. Included in this volume are original photographs of Leonora Corbett and Peggy Wood from "Blithe Spirit," as well as various Playbills. Folders include a typed contents page; a "Blithe Spirit" Playbill (sans cover); an article entitled "For the Career Woman," featuring Katharine Cornell in "Rose Burke" from the New York Times Magazine, March 1, 1942; Six photographs of Katharine Cornell in "Rose Burke;" the Playbill for "Foolish Notion" sans cover; Eleanor Lambert's press release for "Foolish Notion;" Five Vandamn photographs of Tallulah Bankhead in "Foolish Notion" with descriptions of her costumes by Eleanor Lambert; and the Playbill for "Dunnigan's Daughter."

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

Summary of the insurance valuation and survey completed of Crown Mills in 1940.

This folder contains 2 fashion illustrations signed by Carles. The artist could possibly be Sara Johns who also went under the name Sara Carles Johns.

This 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.

This folder contains original programs and invitations to fashion-related events in New York City.

Contains two scrapbooks relating to Lord and Taylor advertising: 1) December 1941-April 1944 Magazine Masterbook and 2) April-September 1944 Masterbooks

This folder contains tear sheets.

This folder contains 8 illustrated fashion illustrations signed by Dagmar, mostly dresses and evening gowns.

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 Xeroxed clippings of McCardell's designs including swimwear, daywear and examples of her warp dress and other styles that have become her signature over time. Also in the folder are several profile articles of the designer herself and her collections.

This folder contains advertisements from Townely Frocks as well as department stores such as Lord&Taylor and Niemen-Marcus. It includes examples of McCardell's denim designs and 'Pop-over' dresses.

This folder contains Xeroxed programs and invitations to fashion-related events in New York City.

This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.

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 Xeroxed personal and corporate correspondence, where appropriate original newspaper clippings are attached.

This folder contains a program for the 1942 A Distinguished American Award.

This folder contains award programs, press releases, correspondence, transcripts of speeches, voting forms, and designer biographies.

Volume 4 covers the designer's bi-annual collections from the fall of 1942 through the spring of 1945. During this time, he created his "changeabout basic dress," "glamour belts," and bejeweled cardigans. The press continuously reiterated Mainbocher's belief that a woman need only a simple black dress sans ornament and various accessories to make that one dress do the work of a dozen. The volume includes a Harper's Bazaar article from November 1941 about Mrs. John C. Wilson (Natalie Paley), "the 9-to-5 muse at Mainbocher," as well as a copy of the May 1944 cover that features a Mainbocher white straw hat with two white roses on the brim worn with his silk patterned dress and jacket. Folders include a typed list of the contents in the scrapbook, press lists, a loose page from Harper's Bazaar November 1943 and a card that credits Mainbocher for dressing singer Libby Holman in "Early American Blues."

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

This folder contains clippings from publications such as WWD, Bazaar, Vogue and Glamour among others. It includes examples of the 'surprise alert' suit designed by McCardell that year as well as 'was savings' clothes using minimal yardage of fabric and side closure of buttons instead of metal zipper.

This series contains the files Lambert kept on designers, both client and non-client.

Contains one scrapbook relating to Lord and Taylor advertising, June-September 1942

This sub-series is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.

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

This folder contains 3 illustrations of shoes by an unknown artist. A note suggests Dagmar Freuchen-Gale as a possible artist.