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Women's Wear Daily

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1910 (date of establishment)

Biography

Women's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal published by Fairchild Media which provides breaking news about the fashion industry, designers, trend setters, and fashion week coverage.

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Ethnic styles, 1930 - 1940's, 1930 - 1940's

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.7.4
Scope and Contents

This folder contains press clippings related to fashions of diverse ethnic cultures. Most of the clippings are from magazine Women's Wear Daily.

Dates: 1930 - 1940's

Ideal Scrapbook, Clippings, f.2of3, 1910s-1925

 folder
Identifier: SC.1.3.5.1
Scope and Contents

Article entitled "Studies in Smartness" written by Miss Violet Vanbrugh as well as a Christmas card and a Business card. One program from an exhibition of Gera Mills' fabric used in garments made by Vionnet, Lelong, Patou, Paquin, Cheuir, Premet, Renee, Doucet, Doeuille, and Bernard. 1-Two page spread (pp. 18-21) from the December 22, 1925 issue of Women's Wear Daily; amusements page and a page dedicated to fur fashion, with advertisements and columns about the popular furs of the time.

Dates: 1910s-1925

Lucile, Ltd. records, 1910-1925

 Collection
Identifier: SC.1
Scope and Contents 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...
Dates: 1863-1935

Photocopies of Articles about Lady Duff Gordon, f.3of4, 1910s, 1925

 folder
Identifier: SC.1.3.5.2.copies
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of articles written about Lady Duff Gordon dating as far back as 1910, all of the originals of which are housed in "The Ideal Scrapbook". Among them a photocopy of Women's Wear Daily, Dec. 22, 1925 spread with article on furs.

Dates: 1910s, 1925

Styles (Fashion 20th century), 1920 - 1930's, 1920 - 1930's

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.7.2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains fashion magazine clippings related mostly to fashions from the early 1930's. The clippings are from magazines Women's Wear Daily and Ladies' Home Journal. Also, included is a handout and press clippings related to The Traphagen School of Fashion.

Dates: 1920 - 1930's

Styles (Fashion 20th century), 1930 - 1940's, 1930 - 1940's

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.7.3
Scope and Contents

This folder contains press clippings related mostly to fashions of diverse cultures. The clippings are from magazine Women's Wear Daily.

Dates: 1930 - 1940's

Symposium records, 2006

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.10.1.2.4
Scope and Contents

Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2006 Symposium "Forgotten Fashion." The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Sarah Pitt, "The Usual Bandage, A History of Menstrual Garments;" Colleen Hill, "America's Lost Top Model;" Seta K. Wehbé, "The Poor Girl's Halston;" Marisa Berman, "Thankfully Forgotten: Fashions and Fads of the 1980's" (presentation on CD).

Dates: 2006

Symposium records, 2017

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.10.1.2.30
Scope and Contents Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2017 Symposium "Dressing New York" on Saturday, May 13, 2017. The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Chelsea Payne "A Fading Custom: The Reluctant Disappearance of Dressmaking in New York" ; Hannah Benson "Hickson: Unraveling a New York City Fashion House 1914-1923" ; Harper Franklin "Eternally Ladylike: Sophie of Saks, 1929-1969" ; Lily Fehler "Protest and Professionalism: Dress of...
Dates: 2017

Untitled (Five mermaids in swimsuits), 1985, 2001, 1985

 Item
Identifier: SC.187.1.273
Scope and Contents

Five mermaids in swimsuits; Black and white: marker and pastel on vellum; Signed lower left; Client WWD

Dates: 2001; 1985

Untitled (Head of man smoking), circa 1980s, 1999, circa 1980s

 Item
Identifier: SC.187.1.269
Scope and Contents

Head of man smoking; Black and white: marker and pastel; Signed lower right; Client WWD

Dates: 1999; circa 1980s