Wilkens, Emily (1917-2000)
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:
"Sunmere" by Everfast / "Mistysheer" by Everfast, 1945-1946, 1945-1946
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945-1946 with newspaper clippings and photographs of women's wear made with Sunmere and Mistysheer fabrics by Everfast. There are fashions designed by Peggy Thayer, David Crystal, Tina Leser, Frances Sider, Joset Walker, Emily Wilkens, Natalie Renke, and Carolyn Schnurer, as well as photographs of displays at Shillito's and Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.
Women's Wear, 1943-1944 - 1, 1943-1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1943-1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for sewing patterns from Butterick, Advance, and Simplicity, and ads for fashions designed by Tina Leser, Adele Simpson, Emily Wilkens and Florence Gainor.
Women's Wear, 1943-1944 - 2, 1943-1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1943-1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for sewing patterns from Butterick, Advance, and Simplicity, and ads for fashions designed by Tina Leser, Adele Simpson, Emily Wilkens and Florence Gainor.
Women's Wear Ads, 1945-1946, 1945-1946
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945-1946 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Carolyn Schnurer, Frances Sider, Joset Walker, Tina Leser, and others.
Women's Wear Advertisements, 1944, 1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with a series of magazine advertisements for fashions made with Everfast Fabrics. Each ad has an illustration of the outfit and a quote from the designer about why they enjoy working with Everfast Fabrics.
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