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Gimbel, Sophie

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1898 - 1981

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Sophie Gimbel

 Item
Identifier: KA-0113
Abstract

Fashion illustration by René Robert Bouché depicting American fashion designer Sophie Gimbel. The illustration appeared in the April 15, 1961 issue of American Vogue with the caption, "Sophie's sari tactics for short evenings." A framed reproduction of this illustration hung at the entrance to Parson School of Design's Adam and Sophie Gimbel Design Library on West 13th Street. The portrait was taken down upon the 2014 closure of Gimbel Library.

Dates: circa 1961

Saks Fifth Avenue fashion publicity records

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0018
Abstract

The collection is comprised of 75 binders of fashion photographs and press materials promoting Saks Fifth Avenue’s clothing lines between 1954 and 1974, including Sophie Gimbel Originals, ready to wear and custom collections from 1954 to 1967. The photographs, reproductions of fashion sketches, and press releases shed light on Saks' fashion and marketing strategy under Helen O'Hagan, who succeeded Grace de Mun as Saks publicity director.

Dates: 1954 - 1974

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Advertising -- Fashion 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Clothing and dress -- United States 1
Drawings 1
Fashion designers -- United States -- 20th century -- Pictorial works 1