Macy's (Firm)

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This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944-1946 with newspaper clippings and photographs of women's wear, men's wear, and children's wear made with Erin, a rayon fabric, by Everfast Fabrics. There are photographs of displays at Macy's, Bonwit Teller, B. Altman, and Wallach's.

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This folder contains a scrapbook from 1932 with promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co.

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This folder contains a scrapbook from 1934 with photographs, fabric swatches, and newspaper and magazine clippings from Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for women's wear and children's wear, with a focus on beach wear and resort wear.

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This folder contains a scrapbook from 1934 with photographs, fabric swatches, and newspaper and magazine clippings from Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for women's wear and children's wear, with a focus on beach wear and resort wear.

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This folder contains a scrapbook from 1940-1941 with McCall's sewing pattern envelopes paired with swatches of the suggested Everfast fabric from McCall's "Aloha Hawaii" fashion show and promotion. There are also newspaper clippings and photographs of the fashion show.

Scope and Contents Helen Xenakis, the Internship Coordinator at FIT at the time of this interview, began as an adjunct professor in theFashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM) in 1988, following a 25-year career in buying. She talks about the inception of the internship program at FIT and its growth ten-fold. She sees the program as mutually beneficial for employers and students, which explains its exponential success. At the time of the interview, FIT had over 900 company sponsors including Donna...

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This folder contains a scrapbook from 1952-1953 with magazine and newspaper clippings for women's wear and drapery fabrics from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Claire McCardell, Will Steinman, Betty Barclay, Cabana, Cole of California, and fashions made with Danish-inspired prints by Carolyn Schnurer. There are also articles about current trends in cottons and fashion, with a focus on beach wear and resort wear.

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Seventeen pencil renderings of interior elevations for retail design on paper. Brands represented include Estée Lauder, Jordan Marsh, Bamberger's, and Liz Claiborne.

Scope and Contents Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Linda Tain, a long-time professor in FIT's department of Fashion Design. Linda Tain talks first about her childhood, and how her life led towards the fashion industry and FIT. Tain reminisces about some of the students she studied with in the 1950s at FIT, including Antonio Lopez, Randy Fenoli, and others who have influenced her throughout her life, as well as the different teaching techniques from then to now. She then recounts...

Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1960 with newspaper and magazine clippings, promotional materials, photographs, and fabric swatches for the 1960 Miss America promotional tour with Lynda Lee Mead. Miss America's promotional tours were a collaboration between Miss America, Everfast Fabrics, Everglaze, and McCall's Patterns. In 1960, the tour visited Frederick & Nelson, Meier & Frank, Macy's, Bamberger's, Stewart's, F & R Lazarus, Block's, Gimbel's, and Hudson's. There are...