B.H. Wragge Co.

Organization

Dates

Existence: 1925 - 1971

Biography

B.H. Wragge Co. was founded in 1925 and was acquired by Sidney Wragge in 1931. Sidney, born in 1908 in Brooklyn, acted as the president and head designer until 1971 when the company folded (Sidney took the last name Wragge as his own). The company was known for its "All American," mix-and-match separates. Not only winning the COTY award twice, Sidney Wragge served as the first CFDA president from 1962 until 1965.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

B. H. Wragge collection, 1940-1971

Collection

Identifier: SC.27

Scope and Contents

Sketches, photographs, tear sheets, publicity and promotional material, production records, press clippings, magazine covers and editorial tear sheets, slides, and line sheets relating to the B. H. Wragge company. Also includes biographical information on Sydney Wragge.

Dates: 1940-1971

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Sydney Wragge, 1971, 1971

folder

Identifier: SC.214.2.747

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a press clipping, a bio of Sydney Wragge, 8x10" black and white portraits of Sydney Wragge and correspondence.

Dates: 1971

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Eleanor Lambert collection, 1942-2003 / Eleanor Lambert Designer Files, 1942-2002