Irene McParland for Vera sketches

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC.79

Scope and Contents

This collection contains original color sketches done in marker and pencil on paper of women's sportswear designs; several sketches have swatches attached. Many sketches are notated with details about the textiles and garments, and some are read "Irene McParland for Vera, 1973".

Dates

Creation: circa 1973

Creator

McParland, Irene (active mid-twentieth century) (Person)

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Biographical / Historical

Little biographical information Irene McParland exists, but she designed for several companies from the 1970s to the 1990s, including Vera Companies, Chuck Howard, and Rembrandt's Ole Borden.

(The above biographical note was created by former FIT SPARC staff; while no bibliography is present, the content is presumed to have been researched to verify accuracy.)