In this interview, Anka reflects on her career as a professional model, working first in Paris and then the Unites States during the 1960s and early 1970s. Anka begins by discussing her heritage and family background, and her childhood in Egypt. Anka explains how she began modeling when she was 17 years old and recounts beginning her career as a model working in Paris with many notable 20th century fashion photographers. Anka discusses meeting Eileen Ford in Paris and how Ford took Anka under her wing once she moved to New York in 1959. Anka reflects on her experiences living with the Ford family and working as a Ford model, mentioning key bookers and agents who worked with her in New York. Anka discusses meeting, dating, and marrying singer Paul Anka, retiring in the early 1970s, and raising 5 daughters. Guided by Sicular, Anka reviews her portfolio and shares stories surrounding a few of her favorite photographs and photographers. Sicular makes a point of focusing on Anka’s composite card (13:50), explaining how in a pre-digital industry the card functioned as model’s primary means of promotion. At the end of the interview, Anka speaks on the phone with her former booker, Rusty Donovan Zeddis.
Anka, AnneMiscellaneous fashion plates, sketches, and photographs from various sources. The fashion plates from unknown or miscellaneous publications consist of various styles and techniques of printmaking in both color and black and white. Fashion sketches in pencil, marker, or watercolor on paper represent designs available from department stores and miscellaneous designers. The fashion photograph series includes people in fashionable dress for varying purposes, including advertisements.
unknown creator(s)This collection consists of postcards with color lithograph fashion illustrations by Mela Koehler and Edouard Joseph Wimmer-Wisgrill on the face and Wiener Werkstätte graphics on the reverse. From a series of six designs by Koehler created on the occasion of a Wiener Werkstätte fashion show held in April 1911; cards number 518A, 519-522 and 523B. Wimmer-Wisgrill cards are numbered 865 and 868.
Koehler, MelaThis collection is a single framed illustration by Hubert de Givenchy of three female figures in dresses.
Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018This is a paper and wood fan created to promote perfume created by Paul Poiret's perfume company Rosine. The front bears a brightly colored naïve landscape seen through a yellow fence created by a student in the École Martine. The rear is segmented and printed radially with the names of the Rosine perfumes. A red sticker on the back of the fan indicates that it was scented with the perfume "Le fruit défendu."
This is a paper and wood fan created to promote perfume created by Paul Poiret's perfume company Rosine. The front bears a brightly colored naïve landscape seen through an arbor tunnel created by a student in the École Martine. The rear is segmented and printed radially with the names of the Rosine perfumes. A red sticker on the back of the fan indicates that it was scented with the perfume "L'Etrange Fleur."
Two paper and wood promotional fans for the French perfume company Rosine, which was founded by couturier Paul Poiret in 1911. Printed on both sides, one side with abstract botanicals and the other side with the name of the company and a selection of perfumes. Each fan bears a red sticker with the name of a single perfume. The fan would have been scented with that perfume. The fans were part of a series promoting different fragrances. Advertisements, the perfume bottles, and associated products like perfumed cards or fans were all part of Poiret's merchandising artistry.
Parfums de Rosine (Firm)This collection contains training materials for Bloomingdales used by Nicole Emmerich Teweles as well as drafts and final copies of the Tobé Report, where Teweles was a Junior Editor.
Teweles, Nicole EmmerichThis folder contains drafts of Tobé Reports.
This folder contains drafts and final copies of the Tobé Report.
This folder contains Bloomingdale's training materials and one copy of a Bloomingdale's newsletter, The B Tally from January 14, 1949.
This folder contains drafts and final copies of January 1950 issues of the Tobé Report and the program for the Tobé Bosses' Dinner held January 11, 1950.
This collection contains work and personal items of fashion designer Pauline Trigère dating from 1939 to 2008.
Trigère, PaulineThis folder contains a press clipping, a bio of Sydney Wragge, 8x10" black and white portraits of Sydney Wragge and correspondence.
This folder contains artwork created by Ethan Minsker including drawings, book cover sketches, logo sketches for the Antagonist Art Movement, stickers, patches and modified photographs for The Man in Camo.
This collection contains the art, film, published and unpublished by Ethan H. Minsker from 1990-2021.
Minsker, Ethan H., 1970-This folder contains the personal resume/CV of Ethan Minsker, film submission to Oscilloscope Laboratories, and a business case study of the Antagonist Art Movement conducted by Judith E. McCaffrey.
This series contains personal records of Ethan Minsker and his published works.
This is a directional folder leading to the box of oversized photographs, box number 17, which also contain photographs depicting La Tortue.
This collection is comprised of original fashion sketches, illustrations and costume design sketches as well as limited amounts of educational ephemera, correspondence and tearsheets.
Bernay, BerylThis folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains photographs pertaining to Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains address books from different states across the United States of America.
This folder contains information regarding the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art exhibition of Pauline Trigère's work.
This sub-series consists of tear sheets and periodicals.
This sub-sub-series is comprised of scrapbooks chronicling the career of Pauline Trigère.
This folder contains materials pertaining to home goods designed by Pauline Trigére.
This folder contains branded letterheads from Trigére Inc. and notes on Pauline Trigére's writing.
This folder contains Pauline Trigère branding and promotional materials.
This folder contains periodicals featuring the work of Pauline Trigère.
This folder contains periodicals featuring the work of Pauline Trigère.
This folder contains periodicals featuring the work of Pauline Trigère.
This folder contains periodicals featuring the work of Pauline Trigère.
This folder contains periodicals featuring the work of Pauline Trigère.
This sub-series consists of journals, address books, and social calendars.
This folder contains awards and accolades attributed to Pauline Trigère.
This folder contains an award for Pauline Trigère from RISD.
This folder contains awards and accolades attributed to Pauline Trigère including the Fashion Walk of Fame in New York City.
This folder contains awards and accolades attributed to Pauline Trigère.
This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.
This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.
This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.
This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.
This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.
This folder is comprised of fashion photographs depicting Pauline Trigère designs.