Creators Studios fashion illustrations
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Abstract
Collection of over 8,000 fashion design drawings produced by Creators Studios, a New York City Seventh Avenue fashion business that marketed ready-to-wear designs to clothing manufacturers across the country. The plates date from the 1950s-1970s and showcase the distinctive cuts, colors and fabrics that transformed American fashion. Stored for many years in a warehouse in bound volumes and loose sheets, the designs of the company were eventually donated to several New York City educational institutions with connections to the fashion industry, including the New York Public Library and Fashion Institute of Technology. A previous collaboration between the latter institutions resulted in the digitization of a substantial portion of sketches from Andre Studios, an earlier competing firm taken over by Creators Studios in the 1970s. Both collections offer a comprehensive resource for fashion historians, aspiring designers, and anyone interested in American popular culture.
Dates / Origin
Date issued: 1957
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection