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US NNFIT SC.611 · collection · 1920-1972 (bulk 1970-1972)

This collection holds documents and photographic materials including correspondence between Robert Riley, Janet Gaynor, and others concerning research for the FIT exhibition, Adrian Retrospective, 1971.

Riley, Robert
US NNFIT SC.5 · collection · 1928-1931

17 examples of magazines of photographs of nude women: Artists’ notebook; Real art studies; Dawn: psychology of eugenics, art, love; Classic art; Art stories magazine; Art quarterly; Artists and models review; Art group quarterly; French art; Camera art; Studio art studies.

unknown creator(s)
US NNFIT SC.413 · collection · 1920-1946

This collection consists of photographs, press clippings, exhibition brochures, personal papers, and sketches that relate to the career of Austrian artist Vally Wieseltheir.

Wieselthier, Vally, 1895-1945
US NNFIT SC.479 · collection · 1990-2021

This collection contains the art, film, published zines and unpublished works by Ethan H. Minsker created betweeen 1990-2021.

Minsker, Ethan H., 1970-
Halston portrait, circa 1989
US NNFIT SC.489 · collection · circa 1989

This collection consists of a single framed portrait of Halston taken by his niece Lesley Frowick.

Frowick, Lesley
US NNFIT SC.125 · collection · 1826-2010

This collection contains scrapbooks and company records related to the Lord and Taylor department stores, primarily focused on the original stores in New York City. The scrapbook series consists of unbound pages of newspaper and magazine clippings of Lord and Taylor stores in New York City and the greater New York Area. Company records include advertising, photographs and illustrations of Lord and Taylor buildings, company catalogs, press releases and clippings, as well as internal company histories authored by Lord and Taylor. A small subseries relates to biographical information and photographs of former Lord and Taylor president Dorothy Shaver.

Lord & Taylor
US NNFIT SC.424 · collection · 1939-2008

This collection contains a diverse assortment of business and personal items pertaining to French-born fashion designer Pauline Trigère dating to 1939 - 2008 and encompassing the period of her New York fashion career, retirement and after her death in 2002. It includes fashion and personal photographs, marketing materials, tear sheets, correspondence, scrapbooks, original illustrations, packaging, (including hang tags and labels), two hand-drafted paper patterns, and philanthropic records, (including records of her involvement with the Fashion Institute of Technology). In addition to paper items, the collection includes her awards, various types of media such as slides, slide carousels and videocassettes, as well as fragrance bottles and packaging for her perfume Liquid Chic, Trigère brand hosiery in original packaging, three pairs of Beth Levine shoes, two suitcases, and a rustic La Tortue house-sign.

Trigère, Pauline
US NNFIT SC.111 · collection · 1590 - 1960

Miscellaneous 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)
US NNFIT SC.484 · collection · 1911 - 1912

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, Mela
US NNFIT SC.336 · collection · circa 1920

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)
US.NNFIT.SC.493 · collection · 1948 - 1950

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 Emmerich
US NNFIT SC.492 · collection · 1940 - 1961

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, Beryl
US NNFIT SC.488 · collection · 1912 - 2017

This collection contains catalogs and almanacs produced by the Parisian department store Le Bon Marché.

Au Bon Marché (Paris, France)
US NNFIT SC.328 · collection · 1956 - circa 2016

This collection contains a wide variey of materials documenting the career of Simon Robert Newey. His work as a window dresser and display artist is documented by a series of black & white as well as color photographs. Promotional materials for the Zoli Modeling agency inform his work in the modeling and entertainment industry as both an agent and actor. Newey's own career as an actor is documented with his headshots and on-location photographs, and his work as a photographer is represented via promotional materials for his business.

Newey, Robert Simon
Jane Barton store catalogs
US NNFIT SC.481 · collection · 1973 - 1988

This collection is comprised of one Banana Republic catalog (Summer 1988), two Bonwit Teller catalogs (1973-undated 1970s), and eleven Lord & Taylor catalogs (1974-undated 1970s).

Barton, Jane
US NNFIT SC.385 · collection · 1989 April 6

Bi-fold program for a Revlon Symposium title The Future of Beauty which was held in New York City on April 6, 1989. Speakers included Nancy Friday, Lionel Tiger, Georgia Witkin, Molly Haskell and Warren Farrell. Also included is a letter from Nancy Friday addressed to the donor David Katzive.

2023 accumulation: three betacam video cassettes with footage of the event and a variety of people, including Joan Rivers, Norman Lear, Gay Talese and others, talking about women in the beauty industry.

Revlon, Inc.
Reem Acra photographs, 2009
US NNFIT SC.486 · collection · 2009

This collection is comprised of photographs and contact sheets of designer Reem Acra and her studio.

Acra, Reem
US NNFIT SC.128 · collection · 1950-1970

This collection holds mostly advertisements and newspaper clippings, along with photographs relating to the work of fashion designer Lee Evans.

Evans, Lee
US NNFIT SC.417 · collection · 1993 - 2001

This collection is comprised of promotional cards for various fashion brands including Calvin Kein, Anna Sui, Ellie Tahari, Bebe, Canal Jean Company, and Levi's, fashion retailers including Urban Outfitters and Style.com, fashion events hosted by Azzedine Alaîa, The Fashion Group International, and Henri Bendel, a pack of illustrated playing cards created by Erin Petson and Maia Adams, issue #29 of Project X magazine, and promotional brochures for Roberto Cavalli, Fayçal Amor, and Ruffo Research for Vogue Italia.

Hemmingway, Jill
Fashion show invitations
US NNFIT SC.465 · collection · 1928-2016

This collection is comprised of fashion show invitations from French couture houses and American fashion brands.

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Gladys Marcus Library, unit of Special Collections and College Archives
US NNFIT SC.490 · collection · 1963 - 1998

This collection is comprised of original fashion illustrations and other related materials documenting the work of illustrator Anneliese Kapp.

Kapp, Anneliese
US NNFIT SC.242 · collection · 1940-1955

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.

Carnegie, Hattie
US.NNFIT.SC.485 · collection · 1969

This collection contains contact sheets and photographic negatives of designs by Jo Copeland, Larry Aldrich, Hannah Troy, Havey Berin, Mignon and J.H. Bridals.

The New York Couture Business Council
US NNFIT SC.483 · collection · 1926- circa 2016

This collection contains photographs, print media, correspondence and audiovisual materials pertaining to the career of menswear stylist Robert Bryan.

Bryan, Robert
US NNFIT SC.473 · collection · 1973

This collection contains a 187 page transcript of an oral history with Andrew Goodman.

The American Jewish Committee
US NNFIT SC.217 · collection · 1865 - 1964

Documents and data related to Edward Moir in his roles as businessman and political activist for the interests of the Carded Woolen Manufactures' Association. However some of the items were collected after Moir's death, and relate mostly to the later years of the mill he ran.

Moir, Edward, 1846-1932
US NNFIT SC.477 · collection · 1913- circa 1920

This collection consists of two matted pochoir prints:
-one depicting the torso of a woman in a pink ensemble holding a blue feather, limited edition, 19/30, 1913-1914
-one depicting two woman and one man viewing prints on paper, original 1912, print 1920

Lepape, Georges, 1887-1971
US NNFIT SC.427 · collection · Fall/Winter 1932/1933- Spring/Summer 1941

This collection is comprised of 1 color card and 12 books of No Mend Hosiery Inc.'s historical forecasts from Fall/Winter 1932/1933-Spring/Summer 1941. Includes cloth color samples, swatches, themes, shoes, gloves and hosiery trends.

No Mend Hosiery, Inc.
The Museum at FIT records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.10 · subgroup · 1948-2019

The Museum at FIT records are arranged into six (6) series; they are Administrative records, Exhibition records, Promotional material, Symposia records, Correspondence, and Fashion Culture records.

US NNFIT SC.1 · collection · 1863-1935

Collection is comprised of model photographs, sketches, photographs of sketches, show programs, some newspaper and magazine clippings with articles about or by Lucile, order forms, advertisements, and fashion plates. Garment designs include theatrical costumes, wedding gowns, day and evening wear, tea gowns, lingerie and pajamas. Bulk of the collection consists of model photographs, fashion sketches, photographs of sketches and official phototransfers. In addition there are clippings of articles from different publications written by or about Lucile, she wrote regular columns for Hearst publications. Programs for the "Model Parades" introducing lines of clothing for several years. There are some photographs of Lucile's clients, and photographs of "Rose room" interiors of Lucile. Ltd from New York and Chicago locations. Inspirational and reference materials collected by Lucile and/or her staff, mainly fashion plates and newspaper clippings from different publications. Dates range from the early 1910s to the mid 1920s. Model photographs were glued in large format (12-14"w to 16-18"h) standard, blank books to order, referred throughout this finding aid as scrapbooks; there are 12 volumes in the collection. Bulk of original drawings that are arranged according to the type of clothing are loose, drawn on a heavy weight board; sketches for 1916 and 197-18 lines were glued into scrapbooks; there are 12 volumes of original drawings and 2 volumes of photographs and phototransfers. It is possible that two types of arrangement seen throughout the collection (most of Model photographs chronologically, most of sketches by type of clothing) are due to different purpose these materials served; sketches of period gowns or theatrical costumes could have been referred to time and time again for different productions or themed social events, whereas model photographs would have documented actual creation of such a garment at a certain point in time. It is also not clear why, but some scrapbooks with model photographs are reproduced in complete entirety, using same photo session materials some fully annotated.

Duff Gordon, Lucy, Lady
US NNFIT SC.20 · collection · 1930s-1969

The Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon sketches collection contains 8,976 pencil, ink, and watercolor sketches by staff artists representing clothing and millinery available in Bergdorf's custom salon. These garments were made to order either from designs purchased by special arrangement from the leading coutouriers of the day or from sketches by Bergdorf's then well known in-house designers. Representative designers include Dior, Balenciaga, Halson and Courreges. House designers include Leslie Morris, Mary Gleason, and Bernard Newman. There is a complete run from 1950 to 1969. In addition, there is a representative sampling of sketches from the 1930s and 40s.
In addition to the sketches, the collection contains preliminary manuscripts and galley proofs of Booton Herndon's book Bergdorf's on the Plaza (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956) as well as typescripts of his interviews with and about members of the Goodman family and with and about such key members of the staff as Ethel Frankau, Odna Brandeis, and house designers Bernard Newman, Leslie Morris, and Mary Gleason.
The last series contains the original finding aid for the collection.

Bergdorf Goodman (New York, N.Y.)
Academic Affairs records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3 · subgroup · 1944-2022
Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
US NNFIT SC.38 · collection · 1927-1975

The collection includes Claire McCardell's sketches and illustrations as a student, as well as sketches, newspaper and magazines clippings, correspondence, advertisements, invitations to fashion-related events and original photographs from her career as a fashion designer.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.418 · collection · 1982 - 2011

This collection contains correspondence, newsletters and Bargaining Agreements pertaining to the operations of the United College Employees of FIT union.

United College Employees of the Fashion Institute of Technology (UCE of FIT)
General Counsel records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.7 · subgroup
Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
Human Resources records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.8 · subgroup · 1944
Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
US NNFIT SC.2 · collection · 1967-1980

The Marimekko collection includes sample books of pattern designs, textile swatches, pictures of modeled garments, fashion catalogues for different seasons , leaflets, a brochure, few photographs and promotional items.

Marimekko Oy
US NNFIT SC.6 · collection · 1927-1973

This collections contains sketches, promotional materials, photographs and business records for the American women's coat and suit manufacturer Davidow Inc.

Davidow, Inc.
US NNFIT SC.4 · collection · 1888-1914

This collection of 32 bound volumes of fashion sketches from the London dress firm Whittingham and Humphrey, later Humphrey. The sketches are in pencil and/or ink. Some sketches have suggested materials and colors noted.

Whittingham and Humphreys (Firm)
Esprit catalogs, 1979-1990
US NNFIT SC.475 · collection · 1979 - 1990

This collection is comprised of 25 paper catalogs for the fashion brand Esprit, 1979-1990

Esprit (Firm)