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Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt.

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André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

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1940s Fashion Drawings

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Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt.

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Title
Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt.
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

1940s Fashion Drawings

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1940-10-28
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC Andre FASH-194
Topics
Fashion
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Fasteners
Coats -- 1940-1949
Lapels
Shirring
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Use of the term "plastron" which is defined as "breastplate" suggests a military motif. Includes back view.
Content: Printed on Image: "Wing plastron front of skirt is shirred to give front fullness."
Content: Printed on image: "Designed by Pearl Alexander" "André 570 7th Ave. New York City"
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring 1940-1941.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 43b0a1f0-c5d3-012f-8331-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 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. "Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f02e07f-bef0-ecd1-e040-e00a1806095a

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f02e07f-bef0-ecd1-e040-e00a1806095a

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f02e07f-bef0-ecd1-e040-e00a1806095a

Wikipedia Citation

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Fitted coat with wide wing lapels, ornamental fastener at waist and shirred skirt.