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Title
Fitted coat with "Basque" silhouette.
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

1940s Coat.

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1941-02-10
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC Andre COSTU-Coa-194
Topics
Fashion
Coats -- 1940-1949
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Buttons (Fasteners) -- 1900-1999
Hats -- 1940-1949
Pockets -- 1940-1949
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Source identifier: 24311a (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: "Basque silhouette" refers to this coat's tight, corset-like fit at the ribs, waist and hips. Image includes small sketch of back of garment.
Content: This coat gives the impression of a short, tight jacket worn over a skirt.
Content: Printed on image: "André Fashions" "Basque silhouette" "slight fulness below hips." "Designed by Pearl Alexander" "ANDRE' 570 - 7th Avenue[,] New York City[.] Feb. 10, 1941"
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941, B.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dbc90160-c5d2-012f-22c3-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1941: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fitted coat with "Basque" silhouette." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a154-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fitted coat with "Basque" silhouette." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a154-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1941). Fitted coat with "Basque" silhouette. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a154-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

Wikipedia Citation

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Fitted coat with "Basque" silhouette.