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Simplicity Patterns

 Organization

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

1935 - 1, 1936-1937

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Identifier: SC.411.1.36
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1935 with newspaper and magazine clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There is a focus on Tahitian-inspired prints used in beach wear and resort wear. There are some fabric swatches and photographs of department store displays.

Dates: 1936-1937

1935 - 2, 1936-1940

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Identifier: SC.411.1.37
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1935 with newspaper and magazine clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There is a focus on Tahitian-inspired prints used in beach wear and resort wear. There are some fabric swatches and photographs of department store displays.

Dates: 1936-1940

Everfast Magazine Publicity, 1948-1949, 1948-1949

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Identifier: SC.411.1.132
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1948-1949 with magazine clippings, swatches, and promotional materials for women's wear made with Evefast Fabrics. The ads feature fashions designed by Mary Stevens, Carolyn Schnurer, and Pat Premo, and sewing patterns from Simplicity and Advance Patterns. There is also a program for the 7th Edition of the "Fashions of the Times" fashion show, called "Alice in Videoland," put on by the New York Times to benefit the scholarship fund at The Fashion...
Dates: 1948-1949

Everfast Miss America Promotion, 1951, 1951

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Identifier: SC.411.1.145
Scope and Contents

This folder contains an assortment of loose items from 1951 relating to the Everfast Fabrics Miss America promotion with Jacque Mercer and Simplicity Patterns. There are photographs, promotional materials, fabric swatches, magazine clippings, and business correspondence.

Dates: 1951

Institutional Ads, Magazine Publicity, Miscellaneous, 1954-1955, 1954-1955

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Identifier: SC.411.1.171
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1954-1955 with newspaper and magazine clippings, promotional materials, and photographs for women's wear, men's wear, and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Carolyn Schnurer, Cole, Youngland, Alex Colman, and Kate Greenaway, and for sewing patterns by Simplicity, Vogue, and McCall's. There are also newspaper articles about staff changes at Everfast and photographs of displays at Bonwit Teller.

Dates: 1954-1955

Magazine Publicity, 1949-1950, 1949-1950

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Identifier: SC.411.1.139
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook with magazine ads for Everfast Fabrics from 1949-1950. There are fashions designed by Vera Maxwell, Joset Walker, Carolyn Schnurer, Kay Dunhill, Toni Owen, Claire Mccardell, and others. There are also ads for sewing patterns by Vogue, McCall, Advance, and Simplicity. Ads focus on women's summer wear, women's beachwear, and drapery using Everfast Pique, Crash, Sailcloth, Gingham, and Everglaze Chintz.

Dates: 1949-1950

Magazine Publicity, Institutional Ads, Misc. Publicity, Newspaper Publicity, 1951-1952 - 1, 1951-1952

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Identifier: SC.411.1.146
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1951-1952 with magazine and newspaper clippings, fabric swatches, photographs, and promotional materials for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Ted Shore, Mary Stevens, Claire McCardell, Jacques Heim, and Graff, as well as for sewing patterns from Vogue, Simplicity, Advance, and McCall's. There are newspaper articles about changes to Everfast staff and about current trends in cotton and fashion. The...
Dates: 1951-1952

Magazine Publicity, Institutional Ads, Misc. Publicity, Newspaper Publicity, 1951-1952 - 2, 1951-1952

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Identifier: SC.411.1.147
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1951-1952 with magazine and newspaper clippings, fabric swatches, photographs, and promotional materials for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Ted Shore, Mary Stevens, Claire McCardell, Jacques Heim, and Graff, as well as for sewing patterns from Vogue, Simplicity, Advance, and McCall's. There are newspaper articles about changes to Everfast staff and about current trends in cotton and fashion. The...
Dates: 1951-1952

Miscellaneous, 1963-1964, 1963-1964

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Identifier: SC.411.1.209
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1963-1964 with magazine and newspaper clippings about Everfast Fabrics, including ads for Everglaze cottons and Kodel polyester fabrics. There are designs by Ceil Chapman and Dorothy Cox and ads for sewing patterns from McCall's, Simplicity, and Butterick. There are also newspaper articles about changes to Everfast staff and about the "E" for Excellence award from the U.S. Commerce Department, which Everfast Fabrics received in 1964 for its good work...
Dates: 1963-1964

Newspaper Publicity 1947-1948, 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1947-1951

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Identifier: SC.411.1.129
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1951 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are newspapers articles about current trends in cottons and fashions, and ads for sportswear, resort wear, and cruise wear, sold at department stores, including Lord & Taylor. There are fashions designed by Carolyn Schnurer, Mary Stevens, Ted Shore, Claire McCardell, and ads for sewing patterns from Simplicity.

Dates: 1947-1951