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Fashion shows, 1951-1981

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Files may include swatched sketches of garments with notes about fabrics and construction, correspondence with manufacturers, room lay-outs, line-ups, menus, invitations, guest lists and correspondence with journalists and publicists, fashion photographs, model headshots and composites, and press releases, some written by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert. Shows feature garments produced by multiple manufacturers and licensees. Sketches of clothing and accessories featured in the shows may be found in the Project files. Weitz served as commentator for his own shows, and can be seen on-stage with a microphone in some photographs.

Dates

  • 1951-1981