This series contains fourteen annual almanacs produced by Le Bon Marché department store.
This series is comprised of five folders, all containing press clippings regarding milliner Robert Dudley's hat collections dating between 1932-1979.
This series consists of scrapbooks of Lord and Taylor, primarily clippings relating to advertising and illustration. Includes some instances of photographs, invitations and promotional materials. Many of the scrapbooks relate to specific Lord and Taylor suburb branches, but not all were originally indicated.
Contains scrapbooks relating to Lord and Taylor Advertising, 1932-1934
This folder contains a scrapbook that includes magazine press releases that date from 1941-1965. Also, included is a black and white photograph depicting a clothed woman wearing a Victor hat.
This collection is comprised of 7 folders of patents, largely for sewing machinery, registered by the Man-Sew Corporation between 1933 and 1964.
Man-Sew CorporationThis folder contains a theatre program for Gay Divorce, Programs for The National Council of the Metropolitan Opera Association 1958/1959, correspondence and press clippings.
This collection contains black and white press photographs and tear sheets dating from 1933-1976.
Esquire, inc.This series consists of tear sheets.
This folder contains original and photocopied press clippings and press photographs related to Robert Dudley and hats he designed and sold, dating between 1933-1979.
This folder contains tear sheets.
This folder contains tear sheets.
This series contains Lambert's files on miscellaneous events and celebrities and includes miscellaneous photos and press materials.
Lambert, EleanorThis series is composed of 1 folder containing the correspondence of Robert Dudley from 1933-1967.
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 the correspondence of Robert Dudley from 1933-1967.
This collection is comprised of press clippings, photographs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the designs of Madame Eta Hentz for "Ren-Eta" and "Eta."
Hentz, Eta, 1895-1986This 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 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
This collection contains original sketches of clothing and millinery purportedly by Daché herself, as well as sketches of models from Parisian couture houses dating to the 1950s. A selection of black and white press photographs and accompanying press releases documents her millinery output between 1962 and 1966.
Daché, Lilly, 1898-1989This series holds several thousand sketches and croquis of women's fashion designs, many with fabric swatches, covering the majority of time that Mollie Parnis designs was in business from 1935-1984. Many of the sketches have numbers (possibly registration numbers) on them, which can be linked to price or design lists kept within the collection. Some sketches have notations that point to issues of magazines. It's interesting to note that many sketches have whimsical marks on them to signify shine or sparkle. There are clear connections between the croquis sketches and the more detailed sketches within some of the collections.
This series consists of sketches of shoes and shoe patterns cut out of paper, cardstock, cardboard, and fabric. Some sketches and patterns are accompanied by embellishments such as leather samples and tassels. Previous documentation noted that some of the sketches in the collection were designed by other designers for Seymour Troy, and specifically named Emery Blau, Al Lewis, and "Cohen." Almost all sketches and patterns are undated.
Troy, SeymourTwo 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.
This collection consists of sketches, shoe patterns, embellishments, photographs, promotional materials, scrapbooks, and metal stamps from women's footwear company Seymour Troy Originals. The majority of the collection is undated, although it is estimated that most of it is from the 1930s and 1940s. At least one piece of promotional material is from yrto, and there is a scrapbook cover stamped with yrto. Previous documentation of the collection noted that some sketches were by other designers for Seymour Troy, and specifically named Emery Blau, Al Lewis, and "Cohen." It appears that the collection was added to after Seymour Troy's death, as there are at least two sketches dated 1977.
Troy, SeymourThis sub-series contains sketches of shoes by both Seymour Troy and other designers for Seymour Troy. Most of the sketches are loose but there were also a number of sketchbooks, most of which have been disbound. Almost all of the sketches are undated.
Troy, SeymourTwo 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 ten catalogs or promotional pieces for goods offered by Le Bon Marché department store.
This folder contains sketches of pencil, wash and pen designs for girl's clothing, some with swatches.
Dye sample book containing various bundles of colored thread.
Chambre Syndicale des TeinturiersScrapbook 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 original press clippings related to Robert Dudley and hats he designed and sold, dating between 1938-1970.
This folder contains tear sheets.
Original Photographs
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958This folder contains eleven catalogs or promotional pieces for goods offered by Le Bon Marché department store.
The bulk of this collection, which was donated by Nancy White in the early 1980s to the FIT Library, consists of 49 scrapbooks relating to Mainbocher, with additional correspondence written by Mainbocher, Nancy White, and Carmel Snow.
Mainbocher, 1891-1976Scrapbooks mostly contain newspaper clippings of reviews of Mainbocher's designs for women's clothing, corsetry, uniforms, theatrical costumes and wedding gowns. Clippings from clipping services document Mainbocher's role as designer for such notable women as Wallis Simpson, Mary Martin, and C.Z. Guest. Also included are magazines, photographs, Playbills and correspondence between Mainbocher and prominent figures like Nancy White, editor of Harper's Bazaar from 1958 to 1971. The books generally proceed from newspaper articles on a particular collection to magazine coverage. The only qualification for an article to appear in the scrapbook is the word "Mainbocher."
Reproductions are ledger size (11 x 17 inches) and were duplicated from the originals as genuinely as possible. All page numbers are taken from the originals unless otherwise noted. Most page numbers are followed by a lowercase letter to indicate that it required more than one photocopy to capture the complete contents of the original page. All loose materials found in scrapbooks (excluding newspaper articles) were put in acid-free folders. Folders are placed within the leaves as they were originally assembled.
This folder contains original press releases, including these from Townely Frocks and the Fashion League.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958Volume 1 contains coverage of Mainbocher's back-to corsets movement and the new long torso silhouette he created in undergarments during his collaboration with Warner. It also contains extensive coverage of his famous "Rules for Chic" 12-point plan and his first trip back to his native Chicago. Included are Mainbocher-Warner PR materials, a New Yorker profile, and ads taken from the New Yorker, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Folders contain a periodicals list, a brief note from an unidentified woman to the designer and an issue of Look magazine with an article on Mainbocher's business from January 18, 1938.
This 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 collection consists of illustrations, photographs, print materials, awards, and other ephemera relating to the career of American fashion illustrator Jane Bixby Weller.
Bixby Weller, JaneThis 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.
This series consists of media in the form of photographs, VHS cassettes, fashion flats and slides.
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 series contains 2 spiral-bound scrapbooks filled with press clippings, high-quality photographs, and personal correspondence, dating from 1939-1967, relating to hats created by Robert Dudley and hat-making classes taught by Robert Dudley.
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