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Schnurer, Carolyn (Unknown)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: Unknown

Biography

Carolyn Schnurer was born in New York City in 1908. She was a pioneer in the newly emerging American sportswear industry, marketing towards young and active women. Her designs successfully maintained a classic American silhouette while also incorporating the multicultural themes in fabric selection or construction detail.

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Carolyn Schnurer interview, 1989 April 16, 1989 April 16

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.107
Scope and Contents From the sub-sub-sub-series:

The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.

Dates: 1989 April 16

Cottons, Ads 1946-1947 / Rayons, Ads 1946-1947 - 1, 1946-1947

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.118
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1946-1947 with newspaper clippings for women's ready to wear and some children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs by Claire McCardell, Ceil Chapman, and Carolyn Scnhurer in Portuguese Plaids, Chambray, and Seersucker fabrics, sold at B. Altman, Franklin Simon, Macy's, Bonwit Teller, and other department stores around the country. The scrapbook is divided into a section with cotton ads and a section with rayon ads.

Dates: 1946-1947

Cottons, Ads 1946-1947 / Rayons, Ads 1946-1947 - 2, 1946-1947

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.119
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1946-1947 with newspaper clippings for women's ready to wear and some children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs by Claire McCardell, Ceil Chapman, and Carolyn Scnhurer in Portuguese Plaids, Chambray, and Seersucker fabrics, sold at B. Altman, Franklin Simon, Macy's, Bonwit Teller, and other department stores around the country. The scrapbook is divided into a section with cotton ads and a section with rayon ads.

Dates: 1946-1947

Everfast Fashions, 1946-1947 / Everfast Third Edition of the Fashion Review, 1946 / Everfast Fashion Show, November 26, 1946, also Publicity from Altman's Promotion of Portuguese plaids by Everfast, November 26, 1946, 1946-1947

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.117
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1946-1947 with newspaper clippings, photographs, and promotional materials for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs by Claire McCardell, Carolyn Schnurer, Joset Walker, Emily Wilkens, and Tina Leser, with reviews by Eleanor Lambert and photographs by Marian Stephenson. There are ads for Everfast's Portuguese plaids and "Have Fun" fabrics, and photographs of window displays at B. Altman.

Dates: 1946-1947

Everfast Fashions, 1947-1951, 1947-1951

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.130
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1951 with photographs, press releases, business correspondence, and reviews of women's wear from American designers including Carolyn Schnurer, Claire McCardell, Tina Leser, Joset Walker, Frances Sider, Mary Stevens, and more. Reviews of Everfast cruisewear from Eleanor Lambert and Peggy Caile. National Cotton Council of American promotions for 1948, 1949, and 1951 Maid of Cotton tours. Publicity photos from Everfast for new crease resistant batik...
Dates: 1947-1951

Everfast "Have Fun" Promotion, 1945-1946, 1945-1946

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.107
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945-1946 with newspaper clippings, swatches, photographs, and promotional materials for Everfast Fabrics' new 1946 print line, "Have Fun." There are fashions designed by Carolyn Schnurer, Adele Simpson, Emily Wilkens, and Claire McCardell. There are photographs of each of the garments on models, accompanied by reviews by Eleanor Lambert.

Dates: 1945-1946

Everfast Magazine Editorials & Advertisements, 1947-1948, 1947-1948

 oversize folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.126
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1948 with magazine and newspaper clippings for women's wear, as well as some men's wear and children's wear, made with Everfast Fabrics. There are primarily ready to wear designs for resort wear and sportswear from Frances Sider, Carolyn Schnurer, and Mary Stevens, as well as some ads for Vogue Patterns.

Dates: 1947-1948

Everfast Magazine Publicity, 1948-1949, 1948-1949

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.132
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1948-1949 with magazine clippings, swatches, and promotional materials for women's wear made with Evefast Fabrics. The ads feature fashions designed by Mary Stevens, Carolyn Schnurer, and Pat Premo, and sewing patterns from Simplicity and Advance Patterns. There is also a program for the 7th Edition of the "Fashions of the Times" fashion show, called "Alice in Videoland," put on by the New York Times to benefit the scholarship fund at The Fashion...
Dates: 1948-1949

Gauguin Promotion: Everfast Fabrics, Inc., Helena Rubenstein, Inc., Carolyn Schnurer, Inc., Masker Bros., Vogue, May 1, 1954, 1954

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Identifier: SC.411.1.166
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1954 with magazine and newspaper clippings, promotional materials, and photographs for a women's wear promotion from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for a Carolyn Schnurer design made with Noa Noa prints inspired by Helena Rubenstein's new fragrance, which were inspired by the paintings of Paul Gauguin. There are photographs of displays at Lord & Taylor.

Dates: 1954

Glamour Magazine, Carolyn Schnurer Promotion, January 1953 / Glamour Magazine, Betty Barclay (Linsk of Philadelphia) Promotion, April 1953, 1953

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.159
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1953 with magazine and newspaper clippings, business correspondence, and photographs for two promotions by Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for Carolyn Schnurer designs made with Danish-inspired prints and for Betty Barclay designs made with "Spirit of Adventure" Panagra cottons. There are photographs of window displays at Best & Co.

Dates: 1953