Helen Charelle collection, circa 1940-1969
Scope and Contents
This collection contains magazine clippings, patterns and fashion sketches in ink, watercolor, and colored markers. Clippings and sketches are of day and evening wear from the 1940's-1960's. Many of the clippings and sketches are of other designers' fashions. The patterns are for Charelle's designs and are from the 1950's. Correspondence and a photocopy of Charelle's label are included, as are photographs of wedding dresses and five sketches of evening wear, one of which bears the notation "Designed by Ann Lowe, Inc." and then in another hand the name Helen Charelle is written directly over that notation.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1969
Creator
- Charelle, Helen (circa 1900 - 1970) (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 have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.
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
Helen Charelle was an American fashion designer known for half-sizes.
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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, 10005
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Helen Charelle was an American fashion designer known for half-sizes.
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- Title
- Helen Charelle collection, circa 1940-1969
- Date
- 2025-05-18
- 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