Tobé Coller Davis papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains typescripts of talks given by or about Tobé Coller Davis in 1947. One is a biographical talk about her, two are talks given by her "In My Opinion" "Are Women Slaves to Fashion?" and "A Talk on Fashion" by Madame Tobe of Tobe and Associates, Inc., New York City. Also includes a copy of a program for the Tobé Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Retailing 1947 (11p.).
Dates
- Creation: 1947
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Biographical / Historical
Tobé-Coller Davis (1888 - 1962) was an American fashion forecaster. Known as Miss Tobé, she wrote a column, "Tobé Says," in the New York Herald Tribune. Davis also appraised trends for the Allied Stores Corporation. In 1927 she founded the Tobé Report to assist retailers with upcoming trends. A decade later, she and Julia Coburn founded the Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers. This was seen as one of the important moments that helped solidify New York as a center for fashion.
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Existence and Location of Originals
The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10001
General
Tobé-Coller Davis (1888 - 1962) was an American fashion forecaster. Known as Miss Tobé, she wrote a column, "Tobé Says," in the New York Herald Tribune. Davis also appraised trends for the Allied Stores Corporation. In 1927 she founded the Tobé Report to assist retailers with upcoming trends. A decade later, she and Julia Coburn founded the Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers. This was seen as one of the important moments that helped solidify New York as a center for fashion.
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- Title
- Tobé Coller Davis papers
- Date
- 2025-06-24
- Description rules
- Dacs; Isad(g); Lo C
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository