Fitted, belted coat with wide collar and sideways pockets on bodice.
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Title
Fitted, belted coat with wide collar and sideways pockets on bodice.
Collection
André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection
1940s Coats
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Date / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1941-02-10
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC Andre COSTU-Coa-194
Subjects
Fashion
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Coats -- 1940-1949
Handkerchiefs
Hats -- 1940-1949
Belts (Clothing) -- 1940-1949
Collars -- 1940-1949
Pockets -- 1940-1949
Genres
Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Printed on image: "André Fashions" "White pique collar squared off in sailor effect in back" "Designed by Pearl Alexander" "ANDRE' 570 - 7th Avenue[,] New York City[.] Feb. 10, 1941"
Content: Includes small sketch of back of garment. The way the back of the collar has been cut square suggests a sailor's "dickey".
Content: The front bodice of this coat has two small, sideways pockets, more for decoration than use. A handkerchief has been tucked into one in the drawing.
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941 B.
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Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9c34b00-c5d2-012f-9934-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fitted, belted coat with wide collar and sideways pockets on bodice." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9c34b00-c5d2-012f-9934-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1941). Fitted, belted coat with wide collar and sideways pockets on bodice. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9c34b00-c5d2-012f-9934-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fitted, belted coat with wide collar and sideways pockets on bodice." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9c34b00-c5d2-012f-9934-58d385a7bc34
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