Women's clothing industry -- United States -- History -- Sources
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Francis Troy Stix collection, 1934-1948
Frederic L. Milton sketches, 1942-1956
This collection is comprised of fashion sketches for womenswear.
Gothé, Inc. sketches, 1940-1966
This collection contains bound sketchbooks with pencil sketches of garment designs for resort, evening, and day wear for fall and spring seasons.
Hampton Coat Co. collection, 1930-1950s
The bulk of this collection is comprised of sketches of women's outerwear produced by the Hampton Coat Co.. Additional materials include press clippings, reorder charts, correspondence and accounting records.
Hannah Troy papers
Harvey Berin collection, 1942-1967
Scrapbooks of magazine and newspaper clippings cover years 1949-1967. 66 sketchbooks of black & white and color designs of women's wear marketed by Berin, 1942-1964.
Helen Charelle collection, circa 1940-1969
Herbert Sondheim collection
Original black and white sketches, some with swatches, of womenswear from 1926 to 1961, and scrapbooks containing clippings from 1945 to 1946.
Irene McParland for Vera sketches
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".
Irene women's wear sketches, 1945
This collection contains original signed color renderings (gouche, pencil, and pastel) of women's wear by Irene. Four of the drawings of evening gowns are on thin paper mounted to board; these were donated by Doris Duke in 1972, and are dated circa 1945 on the donation receipt. A fifth drawing, signed by both Irene and illustrator Virgina Fisher, depicts a brown daytime suit dress of the style that Irene was famous for.