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Image ID

1949391


Item data

Title

Softly tailored suit.

Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection
1940s Costume

Names

Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)

Date / Origin

Place: New York
Date Created: 1940-09-16

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-André-COSTU-194

Subjects

Fashion
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Skirts
Jackets
Collars
Suits (Clothing) -- 1940-1949
Pockets
Braid
Piping (trimming)

Genres

Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations

Notes

Content: Suit jacket with nipped in waist, piping detail at collar and skirt. Includes back view.
Content: Printed on image: "designed by Pearl L. Alexander" "André 570 Seventh Avenue New York City La 4-4627"
Content: Printed on image: "Advanced Spring & Palm Beach" "Pocket flaps & collar may be piped with satin or braid."
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring 1940-1941.

Languages

English

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c9560b00-c5d1-012f-89cf-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

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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. "Softly tailored suit." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9560b00-c5d1-012f-89cf-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Softly tailored suit. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9560b00-c5d1-012f-89cf-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Softly tailored suit." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9560b00-c5d1-012f-89cf-58d385a7bc34

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