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Title
Fitted dressmaker's coat, with front panels of horizontal and vertical tucks running from neckline to hem
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: 1940-11-25
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
Hats -- 1940-1949
Coats -- 1940-1949
Lapels
Seams
Stitching
Panels (costume components)
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Narrow tucks radiating out from a band of vertical tucks along the center closing create a striped apron-like effect on coat front. Single button closure at waist. Includes back view.
Content: Printed on image: "Wing, rever effect front is entirely tucked." "Designed by Pearl Alexander" André" "570 Seventh Avenue New York City"
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring 1940-1941.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 654cc250-c5d3-012f-5841-58d385a7bc34
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 dressmaker's coat, with front panels of horizontal and vertical tucks running from neckline to hem" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f02e07f-bf46-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 dressmaker's coat, with front panels of horizontal and vertical tucks running from neckline to hem" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f02e07f-bf46-ecd1-e040-e00a1806095a

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Fitted dressmaker's coat, with front panels of horizontal and vertical tucks running from neckline to hem Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f02e07f-bf46-ecd1-e040-e00a1806095a

Wikipedia Citation

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Fitted dressmaker's coat, with front panels of horizontal and vertical tucks running from neckline to hem