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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 25 Collections and/or Records:

Magazine Editorials and Advertisements: Mademoiselle, Vogue, Harpers, Charm, etc., 1944, 1944

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.69
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with magazine clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics, including Waffle Pique, Sandringham, Racquet Cloth, Erin and more. There are fashions designed by Joset Walker, Carolyn Schnurer, Emily Wilkens, Tina Leser, and Mary Stevens.

Dates: 1944

Magazine Publicity, 1946-1947, 1946-1947

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Identifier: SC.411.1.120
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1946-1947 with magazine clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs from Ceil Chapman, Claire McCardell, Joset Walker, Carolyn Schnurer, Emily Wilkens, and Joan Kenley. The scrapbook is divided with tabs by publication. There are ads from Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Seventeen, and others.

Dates: 1946-1947

Magazines, 1945-1946 - 1, 1945-1946

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Identifier: SC.411.1.99
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945-1946 with magazine clippings for women's wear and men's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for designs by Joset Walker, Herbert Sondheim, Carolyn Schnurer, Emily Wilkens, Mary Stevens, and McGregor Sportswear. The scrapbook is organized with tabs by publication.

Dates: 1945-1946

Magazines, 1945-1946 - 2, 1945-1946

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Identifier: SC.411.1.100
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945-1946 with magazine clippings for women's wear and men's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for designs by Joset Walker, Herbert Sondheim, Carolyn Schnurer, Emily Wilkens, Mary Stevens, and McGregor Sportswear. The scrapbook is organized with tabs by publication.

Dates: 1945-1946

Newspaper Publicity, 1944-1945 - 1, 1944-1945

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.79
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944-1945 with newspaper clippings about styles, trends, and fashions made with Everfast Fabrics. There are women's wear and children's wear designs by Claire McCardell, Joset Walker, Herbert Sondheim, and Emily Wilkens, with a focus on beach wear and resort wear.

Dates: 1944-1945

Newspaper Publicity, 1944-1945 - 2, 1944-1945

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.80
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944-1945 with newspaper clippings about styles, trends, and fashions made with Everfast Fabrics. There are women's wear and children's wear designs by Claire McCardell, Joset Walker, Herbert Sondheim, and Emily Wilkens, with a focus on beach wear and resort wear.

Dates: 1944-1945

Newspaper Publicity, 1946, 1946

 oversize folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.110
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook with newspaper clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for resort wear, summer dresses, and back-to-school children's wear. There are also are newspaper articles about current trends in fashion and fabrics, including the influence of tropical vacations on fashions. The ads feature designs by Carolyn Schnurer, Tina Leser, Claire McCardell, and Jacques Heim, as well as circus-inspired fashions by Emily...
Dates: 1946

Ready to Wear Ads, 1945, 1945

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Identifier: SC.411.1.88
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945 with newspaper clippings for women's and children's ready-to-wear fashions from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Tina Leser, Emily Wilkens, and Mary Stevens, made with Erin, Sandringham, Chambray, Waffle Pique, Crashmere, and Dragonia fabrics.

Dates: 1945

"See how America's great stores feature fabrics by Everfast," 1945, 1945

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Identifier: SC.411.1.87
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945 with newspaper clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are fashions designed by Emily Wilkens and ads from stores around the country, including Gimbel's, Bonwit Teller, Arnold Constable, Franklin Simon, and B. Altman.

Dates: 1945

Sunmere by Everfast Fabrics, Evershrunk, 1940, 1940

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Identifier: SC.411.1.51
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1940 with newspaper clippings, promotional materials, and photographs for women's and men's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for Everfast's "miracle shirting" rayon fabric called Sunmere, woven by Ponemah Mills. There are also photographs of store displays and articles about Everfast's "Southward to Spring" and "Main Ring Show" fashion shows.

Dates: 1940