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Adri fashion design business records
Collection
Identifier: KA-0107-01
Abstract
Mary Adrienne Steckling Coen (1934-2006) graduated from Parsons School of Design's Fashion Design Department in 1958. In 1966, "Adri" -- her professional name -- developed her own line and continued designing under her own labels for the rest of her career. In 1982, Adri received the prestigious Coty American Fashion Critics "Winnie" award. The records document Adri's business and professional life, with materials largely arranged according to year and season. Includes clippings and tear...
Dates:
1960 - 2007
Found in:
The New School Archives
Amos Parrish fashion merchandising clinic workbook
Item
Identifier: KA-0111-01
Abstract
The workbook that comprises this collection was used during the Amos Parrish Fashion Merchandising Clinic, held in New York City, January 6-10, 1930. Parrish's clinic was offered once and sometimes twice annually from the 1920s through 1955 to forecast the year's trends for the fashion industry. This workbook belonged to Howard Phillips, merchandise manager for the Ernst Kern Department Store, Detroit, Michigan, and was heavily annotated by Phillips during his week at Parrish's clinic.
Dates:
1930
Found in:
The New School Archives
André and Creators Studios fashion drawings
Collection
Identifier: KA-0011-01
Summary
André and Creators Studios were Seventh Avenue fashion businesses that marketed their designs to clothing manufacturers by subscription. In the mid-1970s Pearl Alexander Lipman, André's co-owner and designer since the 1930s, retired, and the company's design drawings were sold to Creators Studios. The collection consists of reproductions of designs -- some vibrantly hand-colored -- produced and distributed by the two companies between 1937 and 1972.
Dates:
1937 - 1972
Found in:
The New School Archives
Bonnie Cashin, Philip Sills & Company publicity photographs
Collection — binder: 1
Identifier: KA-0059-01
Abstract
American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin (1908-2000) had a longstanding partnership with manufacturer Philip Sills and Co., spanning 1953 into the mid-1970s. This collection represents 65 fashion photographs, some with accompanying press releases, from 1967-1968.
Dates:
circa 1967-1968
Found in:
The New School Archives
Carl Erickson (Eric) fashion illustrations
Collection
Identifier: KA-0041-01
Abstract
Carl Erickson (1891-1958), who signed his work "Eric," was a leading fashion illustrator whose drawings appeared in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, among other publications. In 1964, Parsons School of Design hosted a retrospective of Erickson's work. The New School Archives' collection consists of fourteen works, possibly originating from that exhibit.
Dates:
1949
Found in:
The New School Archives
Carol Loebelsohn fashion illustrations
Collection
Identifier: KA-0148-01
Summary
The Carol Loebelsohn fashion illustrations represent a sampling of the professional and teaching work of Parsons School of Design alumna and faculty member Carol Loebelsohn. The bulk of the over 150 illustrations covers the 1960s into the 1990s, and includes a variety of media and drawing techniques.
Dates:
1947 - 1994
Found in:
The New School Archives
Charles Le Maire costume and fashion sketches
Collection
Identifier: KA-0055-01
Abstract
Charles Le Maire (1897-1985) began his costume design career in the 1920s creating costumes for vaudevillian musicals and revues. Later, he served as executive designer for Twentieth Century-Fox. In the 1950s, Le Maire established his own business in Hollywood, taking private commissions and continuing his film design work, and earning thirteen Oscar nominations and three Oscars for Best Costume Design. The collection consists of seventeen Le Maire sketches, including work for the ...
Dates:
circa 1924-1950s
Found in:
The New School Archives
Chester Weinberg publicity scrapbook and sketch
Collection
Identifier: KA-0046-01
Abstract
Chester Weinberg (1931-1985) graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1951 and served as a visiting critic and lecturer on fashion design at the school from 1955 to 1985. Weinberg rose to fame in the 1960s, establishing his own label, Chester Weinberg Ltd. in 1966. He later became a consultant and was appointed design director of Calvin Klein jeans in 1981. The collection consists of a scrapbook containing news clippings, fashion print ads, and photographs primarily chronicling Weinberg’s...
Dates:
1953 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1975
Found in:
The New School Archives
Claire McCardell clothing samples collection
Collection — Box: OSxxx-1
Identifier: KA-0125-01
Abstract
This collection consists of one iridescent red dress and one light blue and white houndstooth shirt, both designed by Claire McCardell (1905-1958).
Dates:
before 1950; circa 1955
Found in:
The New School Archives
Claire McCardell fashion sketches
Collection
Identifier: KA-0082-01
Abstract
Claire McCardell (1905-1958) graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design) in 1928 and went on to become a pivotal figure in the creation of American ready-to-wear clothing. McCardell received the Coty American Fashion Critics Award in 1944, and in the same year returned to Parsons as a critic and instructor, a position she held for the rest of her life. The Kellen Design Archives has approximately 9,000 of McCardell's working sketches, covering...
Dates:
1931 - 1958
Found in:
The New School Archives
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