Clothing and dress

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This collection contains books, issues of magazines and catalogs, manga, and a pin, all collected throughout the 1980s and 1990s by Charlene Fossum, a Black goth who grew up in the Philadelphia area. Items were either purchased by mail order, from stores in Philadelphia, or stores in New York City (e.g. Tower Records), and are connected either to alternative goth subculture or to Japanese style and culture.

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This collection is comprised of three series. The first series has 217 folders containing 190 scrapbooks that document the publicity, promotions, and advertising undertaken by the textile converting firm Everfast Fabrics, Inc. from 1921-1967. The second series has two folders containing loose swatch cards from the 1930s-1959 and the third series has one folder containing label samples from the 1930s-1967, all from Everfast Fabrics, Inc.

Scope and Contents The Frances Neady collection of Original Fashion Illustrations was established in 1984 to honor its namesake, an inspirational teacher of fashion illustration. The collection encompasses over a century of fashion art. Its earliest example, a watercolor by Pierre Brissaud for Gazette du Bon Ton, is dated 1913; its most recent donation is by contemporary artist Ruben Toledo. Among other stars represented in the collection are Eric (Carl Erickson), René Bouché, Dorothy Hood, George Stavrinos,...

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38 hand-colored carte de visite photographs of individuals and groups wearing European national dress.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 3 items, all presenting "Vuokko idea" in design, which championed simplicity in both textile patterns and clothing silhouette:A tri-fold brochure titled "Vuokko in kaunis koti" (Anemone in a beautiful home) dated 1970 that includes black and white and color photographs of models wearing Vuokko Oy clothing; English text is by Ritva Sievanen and photography by Max Petrelius;An undated folder brochure titled "Vuokko Show" with similar black...