Fashion design

Hattie Carnegie sketches, 1940-1955

Collection

Identifier: SC.242

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of fashion sketches made for Hattie Carnegie, Inc. from 1940 - 1955. This collection contains millinery (hats) for which some designs can be attributed to Esther A. Kleeper in 1945. The remainder of the collection is ready-to-wear dresses and suits, along with evening wear, mostly ballgowns, that were adapted from French couturiers for the American woman. The sketches have been divided into millinery, ready-to-wear, and evening wear. Many of the sketches are not...

Dates: 1940-1955

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Ingrid Johnson interview, circa 1994-1995, circa 1994-1995

Item

Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.9

Scope and Contents Chair of the Textile Development and Marketing Department Ingrid Johnson discusses developments in textile studies since her start at FIT in 1981. Johnson notes that course work has evolved from a more science-oriented approach to one that favors reverse-engineering textiles to fit end-use applications. She then illustrates the end-use applications of various fibers. Johnson describes her work as a home furnishing fabric developer before being recruited by Arthur Price to join FIT, and goes...

Dates: circa 1994-1995

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Special Collections and FIT Archive / FIT oral histories collection / FIT 50th Anniversary oral history series, 1994-1996

Invitation samples, 1950's, 1950's

folder

Identifier: SC.69.9.1

Scope and Contents

This folder contains invitation samples of showings of Vera Maxwell collections. Also, included are three photomechanically reproduced sketches of designs for womenswear with fabric samples.

Dates: 1950's

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Miscellaneous, 1950's - 1970's

Invitation samples, 1960's, 1960's

folder

Identifier: SC.69.9.2

Scope and Contents

This folder contains invitation samples of showings of Vera Maxwell collections.

Dates: 1960's

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Miscellaneous, 1950's - 1970's

Invitation samples, 1970's, 1970's

folder

Identifier: SC.69.9.3

Scope and Contents

This folder contains invitation samples of showings of Vera Maxwell collections

Dates: 1970's

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Miscellaneous, 1950's - 1970's

Invitations and releases, 1961

folder

Identifier: SC.69.6.1.3

Scope and Contents

This folder contains invitations and typed descriptions related to Vera Maxwell's 25th Anniversary. The descriptions were written for press releases. Also, included is a handwritten list of garments.

Dates: 1961