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Title
Boxy coat [with] huge patch pockets & collar.
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

1940s Coat.

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1941-02-10
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
Coats -- 1940-1949
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Buttons (Fasteners) -- 1900-1999
Hats -- 1940-1949
Collars -- 1940-1949
Scarves -- 1940-1949
Pockets -- 1940-1949
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Source identifier: 24311a (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Printed on image: "André Fashions" "designed by Pearl Alexander" "ANDRE' 570 - 7th Avenue[,] New York City[.] Feb. 10, 1941"
Content: This coat's pockets have pockets. You could put your hands into the larger (patch) pockets for warmth, while storing small objects like coins, keys or tickets in the smaller flapped ones. The big buttons would be easy to fasten or undo while wearing gloves, and folding up the wide collar would provide extra warmth. Note the matching "peppermint striped" hatband and scarf.
Content: Includes small sketch of back of garment.
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941, B.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d963c470-c5d2-012f-5055-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boxy coat [with] huge patch pockets & collar." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a14d-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boxy coat [with] huge patch pockets & collar." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a14d-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). Boxy coat [with] huge patch pockets & collar. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a14d-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

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Boxy coat [with] huge patch pockets & collar.