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Women's clothing industry -- United States -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Francis Troy Stix collection, 1934-1948

 Collection
Identifier: SC.12
Scope and Contents Sketches of women's daywear from the 1930s and 1940s. The sketches are done predominantly in graphite, occasionally accented with colored pencil or watercolor. A few fully painted sketches can also be found. The pages are annotated by the designer with notes indicating color, fabric, and technical aspects of the individual pieces. Swatches of specific fabrics are also included on certain sketches, most likely serving as the initial inspiration for the particular piece. For example, a plaid...
Dates: 1934-1948

Frederic L. Milton sketches, 1942-1956

 Collection
Identifier: SC.7
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of fashion sketches for womenswear.

Dates: 1942-1956

Gothé, Inc. sketches, 1940-1966

 Collection
Identifier: SC.70
Scope and Contents

This collection contains bound sketchbooks with pencil sketches of garment designs for resort, evening, and day wear for fall and spring seasons.

Dates: 1940-1966

Hampton Coat Co. collection, 1930-1950s

 Collection
Identifier: SC.34
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1930-1950s (bulk circa 1930-1949)

Hannah Troy papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SC.406
Scope and Contents This collection contains mainly newsprint clippings (most from papers local to Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and press about Hannah Troy-Meyers, relating to her career, and fashion retrospectives / benefit events showcasing her work and personal wardrobe of clothing; many of the articles are titled things such as "Ft. Lauderdale's 10 best-dressed women." There are also two invitation cards or programs for the events, correspondence with Max Meyer thanking him and his wife for their support, and...
Dates: 1954-1978

Harvey Berin collection, 1942-1967

 Collection
Identifier: SC.15
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1942-1967

Helen Charelle collection, circa 1940-1969

 Collection
Identifier: SC.55
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...
Dates: 1940-1969

Herbert Sondheim collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC.10
Scope and Contents

Original black and white sketches, some with swatches, of womenswear from 1926 to 1961, and scrapbooks containing clippings from 1945 to 1946.

Dates: 1925-1961

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: circa 1973

Irene women's wear sketches, 1945

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC.91
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1945