Volume 23: Women's wear and society fashion, 1960 - 1961

Item — folio: 23

Scope and Contents

Volume 23 has similar contents to v.22, with clippings covering the popularity of culottes, evening wear and women's wear generally. Notable clippings include magazine tears from Harper's Bazaar and Vogue (one including images of Suzy Parker wearing Mainbocher); articles about Nancy Reagan and Anne Ford wearing Mainbocher; and a NY Times article about the interior design of Mary Martin and Richard Halliday's apartment. There are two oversized black and white photographs of models wearing Mainbocher that are still attached into this scrapbook, plus three similar loose photographs that are in a folder.

Description by Julie Sandy Boyle

Dates

Creation: 1960 - 1961

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The language of the scrapbook contents is primarily English, however, articles in Spanish, Dutch and Hebrew appear in several of the volumes.

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you wish to schedule an appointment to view this material or have any questions, visit our website.

NOTE: Photocopied reproductions of the scrapbooks should be provided for research instead of originals for preservation reasons.