Dressmaker suit.
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Item data
Title
Dressmaker 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: 1939-01-16
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
Handkerchiefs
Dresses -- 1930-1939
Skirts -- 1930-1939
Suits (Clothing) -- 1930-1939
Jackets -- 1930-1939
Genres
Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Written on image: "Pink hat & [handkerchief]"
Content: Printed on image: "Dress or skirt may be worn with short jacket" "designed by Pearl Levy Alexander" "André 570 7 Ave NY City La 4-4627"
Content: Suit with tiered skirt and bodice. Includes smaller back view and front view of dress.
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Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a11e9910-c5d1-012f-346e-58d385a7bc34
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Dressmaker suit." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a11e9910-c5d1-012f-346e-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Dressmaker suit. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a11e9910-c5d1-012f-346e-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Dressmaker suit." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a11e9910-c5d1-012f-346e-58d385a7bc34
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