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Bathing suits

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joset Walker fashion design scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0045
Summary French-born Joset Walker (1902-1999) graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design) in 1928, and became a leading designer of ready-to-wear clothing for Saks Fifth Avenue's Theatrical Department. In 1932, Walker served briefly as head costume designer for RKO Pictures. After returning to New York and designing for manufacturer David M. Goodstein, Walker left to found Joset Walker Designs. Often incorporating Mexican and Guatemalan...
Dates: circa 1932-1988; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1955

Tom Brigance fashion publicity and sketches

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0005-01
Abstract

After graduating from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design) in 1934, Tom Brigance (1913-1990) became a fashion designer specializing in women's swimwear and sportswear. The collection includes scrapbooks of clippings and photographs of Brigance's designs, sketches, publicity materials, and four original fashion illustrations of Brigance swimwear by Dorothy Hood, produced for Lord & Taylor.

Dates: 1932 - 1977