Two piece suit.
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1949399
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Title
Two piece 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: 1940-09-23
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
Women's hats
Suits (Clothing) -- 1940-1949
Coats -- 1940-1949
Pockets
Ensembles (costume)
Facings (costume components)
Genres
Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Printed on image: "Designed by Pearl Alexander" "André 570 Seventh Avenue New York City LA 4-4627"
Content: Printed on image: "Advanced Spring & Palm Beach" "Contrasting material may be used for facing of collar, inside of pockets, and for top coat in the case of a three piece suit."
Content: Suit jacket with contrast detail at collar and pockets with top coat and skirt. Includes back view and additional front view with top coat.
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring 1940-1941.
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Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cc73ee60-c5d1-012f-9d90-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Two piece suit." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc73ee60-c5d1-012f-9d90-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Two piece suit. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc73ee60-c5d1-012f-9d90-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Two piece suit." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc73ee60-c5d1-012f-9d90-58d385a7bc34
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