Wilkens, Emily (1917-2000)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1917-2000

Biography

Emily Wilkens, born in Hartford in 1917, studied fashion illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduating she sketched dresses for department store newespaper advertisements. While vacationing in Hollywood, she was asked to design a wardrobe for the child star Ann Todd. Since then, Wilkens continued to design clothes for preteen and teenage girls. She won a Coty award in 1945 for "creating the Young Junior look" and served as a trustee of the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

COTY- AFCA 1951 general, 1951

folder

Identifier: SC.214.3.23

Scope and Contents

This folder contains award programs, press releases, timetables, candid photos of the awards presentation, a portrait of Emily Wilkins, studio fashion shots of ensembles (with press releases attached) by Ben Reig for Omar Kiam, Vincent Monte-Sano, Sylvia Pedlar, Anne Fogarty of Margot Dresses, Jane Derby, Vera Maxwell, and Pauline Trigere.

Dates: 1951

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Eleanor Lambert collection, 1942-2003 / COTY Awards, 1943-1984

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