Women's Wear, 1937-1938, 1937-1938
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1937-1938 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for Swedish-inspired prints, Guatemalen-inspired prints, Bali-inspired prints by Miguel Covarrubias, and prints designed by Elsa Schiaparelli, all primarily used for spring and summer fashions. There are also articles about current trends in cotton and about Jacques Heim's trip to the U.S. to work with Everfast.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1938
Creator
- From the Collection: Everfast Fabrics, Inc. (Organization)
Language of Materials
English Latin
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 have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1 placeholder : 15.54 linear feet of scrapbooks, fabric swatches and label samples in 60 boxes
Existence and Location of Originals
Physical materials located in FITA flatfile S2FF01 Drawer 6
General
Published
Subject
- B. Altman & Co. (subject, Organization)
- Best & Co. (subject, Organization)
- Burdines (Department store) (subject, Organization)
- Butterick Publishing Company (subject, Organization)
- Covarrubias, Miguel, 1904-1957 (subject, Person)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (subject, Organization)
- Franklin Simon & Co. (subject, Organization)
- Heim, Jacques (subject, Person)
- Neiman-Marcus (subject, Organization)
- Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973 (1890-1973) (subject, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository