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.
Sans titre38 hand-colored carte de visite photographs of individuals and groups wearing European national dress.
Sans titreThis folder contains a reproduction of what appears to be a Russian language fashion publication dated May, 1875.
This collection contains catalogs and almanacs produced by the Parisian department store Le Bon Marché.
Sans titreThis collection is comprised of 18 folders containing designer sketches, large fabric swatches many of which include embellishment, and press materials.
Sans titreThis collection consists of over 2500 sketches by designer Eric de Juan, from 1927 through 1989. The sketches include several done for Josephine Baker in 1949, as well as sketches from de Juan's two years spent as the in-house designer for the Bergdorf Goodman custom salon. Some sketches from the Bergdorf Goodman custom salon have swatches attached.
Sans titreThe 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.
This collection contains four folders of fashion sketches accumulated as part of subscription services.
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 contains black and white press photographs and tear sheets dating from 1933-1976.
Sans titreThis collection is comprised of press clippings, photographs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the designs of Madame Eta Hentz for "Ren-Eta" and "Eta."
Sans titreThis 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.
Sans titreThis series contains the files Lambert kept on designers, both client and non-client.
Sans titreThis collection is comprised of the papers and records of renowned publicist Eleanor Lambert.
Sans titreA collection of photographs documenting the Fashion Institute of Technology from its founding to the late 1980s.
Sans titreThis collection contains materials related to Ruth Finley (b.1920, Haverville, MA). The majority of the collection consists of published versions of the periodicals Fashion Calendar and the Fashion International from 1947-2014. The collection also includes published and draft copies of Fashion Calendar, Fashion International, Home Furnishing Calendar, Fashion Trade Calendar, and New York Fashion Council. It also includes business related materials in the form of advertising, membership and subscription information for each publication. The collection includes personal records collected by Ruth Finley, including emails, programs from fashion shows, information about awards, and images.
Sans titreThis 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.
Sans titreThis collection contains records of The Roundtable of Fashion Executives and the life of its founder Faith Keane Reichert, 1949-2011.
Sans titreThis collection is comprised of 5 folders containing tear sheets of Morton Kaish original illustrations, 1 folder containing Tod Draz original illustrations, 1 folder of containing photographs of Morton Kaish working in his studio, and media containing Morton Kaish illustrations.
Sans titreThree figures in panels in print day dresses; Black and white: brush and wash; Signed; Client Lord & Taylor
Sans titreFigure in sleeveless Ben Zuckerman dress; Black and white: brush and wash; Signed; Client Lord & Taylor
Sans titreThis folder contains one 8x10" black and white fashion photo, with press release attached, of an ensemble by Wilson Folmar for Edward Abbott.
7 books and pamphlets containing newsletters from October 1959 through January 1975 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titre1 book containing newsletters from October 1959 through May 1961 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titre1 book containing newsletters from June 1961 through April 1962 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titre1 newsletter from July 3, 1961 about fashion trends. Special European Report to Yarn and Textile Firms including fabric swatches
Sans titre1 book containing newsletters from May 1962 through May 1963 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titreThis folder contains copies of each season's fashion forecast press releases issued by Lambert between 1963-1981.
This collection is comprised of original fashion illustrations and other related materials documenting the work of illustrator Anneliese Kapp.
Sans titre1 book containing newsletters from June 1963 through June 1964 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titre1 book containing newsletters from June 1964 through June 1965 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titre1 book containing newsletters from July 1965 through July 1966 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titreThis series contains correspondence and records pertaining to the issuance of the column.
This sub-series contains columns and photos and negatives associated with columns written by Eleanor Lambert.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in July, August and September of 1966.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in October, November and December of 1966.
This series contains columns and materials pertaining to columns written by Eleanor Lambert. Presumably, the columns here were issued as her syndicated "She" column which started, according to John Tiffany, in 1964 and was renamed "Eleanor Lambert" in 1982. The column ran until the time of her death in 2003.
Sans titreThis folder contains 36 articles written for a syndicated column in April, May, and June of 1966. Articles cover following topics: High society women commenting on current fashion, Indira Gandhi of India, Bill Blass and real women, Chic to conservative fashion, Fashion design influence on American Indian, Karinska and Traviata, Summer fashion trends, Dining culture, Martha Graham, Shifting positions in the fashion world, Interpreting designers, Kenneth Lane Jewelry, Truman Capote's catty personality, Rose Kennedy's wardrobe on display, Luciana Pignatelli, Paris after the war, Sophia Loren and Paris, Boutique history and culture in Paris, Elizabeth Taylor "Taming the Shrew," Jeanne Hunt Miller, Lolita fashion trends, Myth of White House fashion coordinator, Lauren Bacall, Purchasing suits and fabrics, The older lives of fashion models, Coco the musical about Chanel, Debate over waistlines in fashion, the interest of learning language for travel, Marya Mannes view on fashion, Report on American bathroom design, Lady B. Johnson and daughters, Angela Lansbury in "Mame" by Robert Mackintosh, Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," Smithsonian exhibit "Little Black Dress," and the wide brimmed hat trend.
This folder contains 38 articles written for a syndicated column in January, February and March of 1966. Articles cover following topics: Amanda Mortimer Burden, Serendipity Shopping Center, Tips on how to dress properly, Anita Loos, Shopping for each season, Mexico Social Scene, Rosalind Russell Brisson, How to properly wear a short skirt, Hats as accessories, Who is currently part of fashion, Hairdressing practices, Irene Galitzine, Italian Lingerie trends, Italian Spring Fashion update, Mme Sukarno, Trends for cut outs in fashion and for bare skin, Drama amongst Spanish fashion houses, Foreign fashion designers in America, Debate over skirt lengths, Paris Spring Fashion update, Designer scarves, New York fashion group rivalries, Adele Simpson and Simpson family business, Fashion basics, Fashion by Mila Contini review, Fashions of Bombay and Thailand, Travel keepsakes, Report on Kuwait, Nonsense of youth design trends, Chinese department stores, Archeological inspired jewelry, Wig and hairpiece trends, and Paper dresses by Paper Scott company.
1 book containing newsletters from August 1966 through August 1967 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titreThis collection is comprised of oral history interviews with prominent twentieth- and twenty-first-century fashion industry businesspeople, designers, and artists, as well as members of the FIT faculty and staff.
Sans titreThis folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in January, February, and March of 1967.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in April, May and June 1967.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in July, August and December of 1967.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in October, November and December of 1967.
1 book containing newsletters from October 1967 through December 1969 about fashion trends. Some include color or fabric swatches
Sans titreThis folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in September 1, 1968.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in April, May and June of 1968.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column of fashion tips and forecasting for 1968.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in October, November and December of 1968.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in January, February and March of 1968.
This collection contains fashion sketches (originals and digital facsimiles), fashion photographs, and press/promotional materials documenting the career of Stephen Burrows in the fashion industry from 1969-2012. There is a gap of press materials from 1990-2000 when he left Henri Bendel to open his own business on seventh avenue. His fragrance named, Stephen B., is briefly documented in photographs, press, and a silver wave necklace solid perfume. Ephemeral materials such as personal photographs and an E.R.A ribbon are also a part of the collection.
Sans titreThis folder contains articles written for a syndicated column of fashion tips and forecasting for 1969.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in January, February and March of 1969.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in October, November and December of 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.
Sans titreThis folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in April, May and June of 1969.
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in July, August and September of 1969.
This folder contains press clippings, correspondence,
This folder contains articles written for a syndicated column in January, February and March 1970.