Costume suit.
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Item data
Title
Costume suit.
Collection
André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection
1930s Costume
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Date / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1938-12-19
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-André-COSTU-193
Subjects
Fashion
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1930-1939
Sleeves
Dresses -- 1930-1939
Fur garments -- 1930-1939
Veils -- 1930-1939
Ensembles (costume) -- 1930-1939
Shirring
Genres
Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Dress with nipped-in waist and matching jacket with fox fur trim and back pleat. Includes back view. Hat with bustle back and veil.
Content: Printed on image: "Fox around back of neck and down front to form 2 pockets" "Full skirt in front of dress"
Content: Printed on image: "designed by Pearl Levy Alexander" "André 570 7 Avenue NY City La 4,4627"
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Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 976a0850-c5d1-012f-6e42-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Costume suit." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/976a0850-c5d1-012f-6e42-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938). Costume suit. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/976a0850-c5d1-012f-6e42-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Costume suit." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/976a0850-c5d1-012f-6e42-58d385a7bc34
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