Herbert Sondheim fashion business scrapbooks ➔ Set of Four Sketches Depicting a Women's Suit, Coat, and Two Dresses

Drawing/Painting/Print

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Related people/organizations

Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)
Maggy Besançon de Wagner (designer)
Mainbocher (designer)
Marcelle Dormoy (designer)
Marie-Louise Bruyère (designer)

Date

1935 – 1940

Work Type

design drawings

Measurements

8 in (width) x 10.25 in (height)

Description

Set of four sketches. Clockwise from top left: beige suit with a knee-length flared skirt, long-sleeves, brown buttons, and a brown belt; grey coat with goring and what appears to be a scarf-like design on the left collar; moire evening dress with short-puff sleeves; black crepe dress with long bishop sleeves, an apron affect, and pleating throughout.

Inscription

[Right]: Mainboch/grey coat/white [?]/gored/Dormoy/moire [Center]: Beige suit/Br buttons/+ belt/Maggy/[Sc?]/Bruyere/Blk crepe/pleated/blk [ninanerts?]/Apron Effect

Related Terms

graphite
sketching
Kellen Design Archives

Location

box 2, folder 55

Identifier

KA0039_V8p55-004

Citation

Herbert Sondheim, Inc; Maggy Besançon de Wagner; Mainbocher; Marcelle Dormoy; Marie-Louise Bruyère. Set of Four Sketches Depicting a Women's Suit, Coat, and Two Dresses. 1935 – 1940. Herbert Sondheim fashion business scrapbooks. New School Archives and Special Collections Digital Archive. Web. 19 Oct 2019.

Use Restrictions

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