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Fashion design -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Blair Fulweiler sketches

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC.23
Scope and Contents

Unsigned and undated original croquis and design process sketches of women's wear, drawn in pencil and pen on vellum and notepaper. Many have multiple garments drawn on the same page, and some have extensive handwritten notation and/or style numbers; about half have textile swatches attached, and many of these are knit fabrics.

Dates: circa 1960s

Mr. Daren sketches

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC.43
Scope and Contents

Sketches of suits, dresses, evening wear and bridal wear.

Dates: 1940-1949

Mr. Frank and Miss Thelma sketches

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 39698005424565]
Identifier: SC.285
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 7 undated original sketches with handwritten notes of women's day or office wear, 4 attributed to Miss Thelma and 3 attributed to Mr. Frank; the majority of them have fabric swatches attached. Also present are 2 undated color newsprint clippings from unidentified French magazines showing models wearing pencil dresses similar to those in some of the sketches.

Dates: circa late 1950s

Nettie Rosenstein collection, 1937-1960

 Collection
Identifier: SC.13
Scope and Contents

This collection is compromised of 48 folders containing design sketches, reference sketches, promotional photos, design photographs, press clippings and ads throughout the years of Nettie Rosenstein's career

Dates: 1939-1959

Pat Sandler sketches

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC.63
Scope and Contents This folder contains 15 undated original color and black and white sketches of women's wear. There is little annotation on these aside from numbers, presumably related to the dress model. There are also 7 painted renderings on board of women's formal and holiday gowns, signed by Sandler and dated 1958-1962; on the reverse are handwritten notes including the seasons they were shown, and one from 1961 includes a note that Sandler won an award that year. Many of these drawings on board also...
Dates: circa 1958-1962

Philip Bonfield sketches, 1940-1949

 Collection
Identifier: SC.24
Scope and Contents

Original sketches of womenswear and childrenswear designs.

Dates: 1940-1949

Ruth Preston sketches, circa 1950-1959, 1970-1979

 Collection
Identifier: SC.44
Scope and Contents

Original color and black and white sketches and photographs of womenswear from the 1950s and 1970s.

Dates: 1970-1979

Samuel Winston sketches, 1956-1970

 Collection
Identifier: SC.48
Scope and Contents

Original color and black and white sketches of womenswear from circa 1956-1970.

Dates: 1956-1970

Sills and Co. collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC.47
Scope and Contents

Black and white and color illustrations of designs by Schiaparelli, Lanvin, Hermes, Jodelle, and Plucer from 1935-1936. Newspaper clippings of womenswear, leatherwear, and Sills & Co. publicity from 1947-1977.

Dates: 1947-1977; 1935-1936

Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue sketches

 Collection
Identifier: SC.40
Dates: 1940-1969