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Title
Softly tailored suit.
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

1940s Costume.

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1940-09-16
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-André-COSTU-194
Topics
Fashion
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Skirts
Jackets
Collars
Suits (Clothing) -- 1940-1949
Pockets
Braid
Piping (trimming)
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Source identifier: 24311a (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Suit jacket with nipped in waist, piping detail at collar and skirt. Includes back view.
Content: Printed on image: "designed by Pearl L. Alexander" "André 570 Seventh Avenue New York City La 4-4627"
Content: Printed on image: "Advanced Spring & Palm Beach" "Pocket flaps & collar may be piped with satin or braid."
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring 1940-1941.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c9560b00-c5d1-012f-89cf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • : Place
  • 1940: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Softly tailored suit." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8af95071-bc50-a4e1-e040-e00a18064503

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Softly tailored suit." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8af95071-bc50-a4e1-e040-e00a18064503

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Softly tailored suit. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8af95071-bc50-a4e1-e040-e00a18064503

Wikipedia Citation

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Softly tailored suit.