Scaasi, Arnold 1930-2015 (1930-2015)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1930-2015
Biography
Arnold Scaasi was born in Canada in 1930 and is known for dressing five First Ladies, using French couture techniques. Former First Lady Barbara Bush says, "His dresses brought me great joy - whether they were for a state dinner or just a simple suit I could wear anywhere." Scaasi donated over 100 garments and sold his a portion of his archives to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in 2009, the remainder reside at FIT Special Collections.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arnold Scaasi fashion sketches and swatches, 1966-1992
Collection
Identifier: SC.297
Scope and Contents
This collection cotains both original and photocopied sketches by Arnold Scassi ranging from 1966-1992. Each sketch is accompanied by a fabric swatch and is separated into 21 folders by the collection season ( i.e., Boutique Fall 92) Fabric content is often noted alongside an indication of its use. For example "Printed silk dress and jacket - dress has printed silk ruffle at neckline with white guipure lace edging. Jacket has matching ruffle cuffs." Included in some folders are pricelist,...
Dates:
1966-1992
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Filtered By
- Subject: Evening gowns X