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Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

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1940s Coats

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Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk

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Title
Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

1940s Coats

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1941-02-17
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
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Coats -- 1940-1949
Gloves
Turbans
Sleeves
Silk
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: "Faille" is a crosswise-ribbed fabric with a flat texture, shown in the drawing by bands of closely-spaced parallel lines. The bands on the sleeves are suggestive of academic robes. Note how the shortish sleeves are nicely complemented by the long gloves.
Content: Drawing includes small sketch of back of garment.
Content: Written on image: "Faille silk inserted in sleeves and edging closing." "designed by Pearl Alexander" "ANDRE' 570 - 7th Ave. New York City Feb. 17, 1941"
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941, B.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0e61100-c5d2-012f-4de4-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a163-1c4d-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. "Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a163-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1941). Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a163-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

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Coat with sleeves and closing edged with faille silk