Volume 26: Women's wear and society fashion, 1962-1963

Item — folio: 26

Scope and Contents

Volume 26 includes clippings about women's wear, evening wear and society fashion; Mainbocher's designs appear on the "international best dressed" list, particularly on Mrs. Loel Guinness. Other notable personalities featured are First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (though not wearing Mainbocher), Lilly Pulitzer, Mary Martin, C Z Guest, and Tippi Hedren. There is a loose full article magazine clipping, "Tip to Toe Fad in Fabulous Furs" by Eugenia Sheppard from the Saturday Evening Post, published Oct 13 1962; another full article (though still glued to the backing page) is titled "Mainbocher '63" and features photographs by Richard Avedon of models wearing Mainbocher designs.

Description by Julie Sandy Boyle

Dates

Creation: 1962-1963

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.