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Fashion design

 Subject

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 721 Collections and/or Records:

Swatch book, Undated, Undated

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.3.1.13
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a fabric swatch book. Also, included are magazine and newspaper clippings of Vera Maxwell designs.

Dates: Undated
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Textiles, 1930's - 1950's / Swatch books, 1940's - 1950's

Swatch book, Undated, Undated

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.3.1.14
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a fabric swatch book.

Dates: Undated
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Textiles, 1930's - 1950's / Swatch books, 1940's - 1950's

Swatch books, 1940's - 1950's, 1940's - 1950's

 Sub-Series
Identifier: SC.69.3.1
Scope and Contents

This sub-series is comprised of 24 folders containing primarily fabric swatch books. Also, included are press clippings of Vera Maxwell designs.

Dates: 1940's - 1950's
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Textiles, 1930's - 1950's

Ted Roberts sketches, 1945-1959

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 39698004648131]
Identifier: SC.458
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 27 original womenswear sketches by former FIT professor Ted Roberts.

Dates: 1945 - 1959
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Textiles, 1930's - 1950's, 1930's - 1950's

 Series
Identifier: SC.69.3
Scope and Contents

This series is comprised primarily of fabric swatch books and color thread samples. Some of the samples are in books intended for market research.

Dates: 1930's - 1950's
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985

The Museum at FIT records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: SC.FITA.10
Scope and Contents

The Museum at FIT records are arranged into six (6) series; they are Administrative records, Exhibition records, Promotional material, Symposia records, Correspondence, and Fashion Culture records.

Dates: 1948-2019
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

The Sunday Times 1963-64, 1963

 folder
Identifier: SC.214.7.116
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence, black and white press photos of Coco Chanel, Pierre Cardin, Emilio Pucci, Mary Quant, Alexandre, press releases and a award program for the 1963 The Sunday Times International Fashion Awards.

Dates: 1963
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Eleanor Lambert collection, 1942-2003 / Photographs and documents, 1993-1998

The Traphagen School of Fashion collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SC.363
Scope and Contents

This collection contains promotional materials, a course catalog, photographs, stationary and a program for the Traphagen School Pan-American Fashion Show.

Dates: 1933 - 1941
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Thread samples, Undated, Undated

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.3.2.5
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a paperboard with a list of color thread samples.

Dates: Undated
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Vera Maxwell collection, 1929-1985 / Textiles, 1930's - 1950's / Fabric & thread samples, 1930's - 1950's

Tom Drew sketches, 1971-1973

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC.84
Scope and Contents

Color design sketches with notes drawn by Tom Drew for Toby Tanner. The majority of sketches have fabric swatches attached (one is specified as a Liberty of London fabric), and many designs feature printed fabrics.

Dates: 1971-1973
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

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