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Women designers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Adri fashion design business records

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0107-01
Abstract

Mary Adrienne Steckling Coen (1934-2006) graduated from Parsons School of Design's Fashion Design Department in 1958. In 1966, "Adri" --her professional name-- created her own line, designing under her own labels for the rest of her career. The records document Adri's professional life, with items arranged by year and season. Includes clippings and tear sheets, photographs, press kits, sketches, swatches, and video recordings.

Dates: 1960 - 2007

Bonnie Cashin, Philip Sills & Company publicity photographs

 Collection — Binder 1
Identifier: KA-0059-01
Abstract

American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin (1908-2000) had a longstanding partnership with manufacturer Philip Sills and Co., spanning 1953 into the mid-1970s. This collection represents 65 fashion photographs, some with accompanying press releases, from 1967-1968.

Dates: circa 1967-1968

Mildred Orrick fashion and costume sketches

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0067
Abstract

Mildred Orrick (1906-1994) graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School for Design) in 1928 and went on to a career as a fashion and costume designer and illustrator, and designed part of the Futurama exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Orrick was a visiting critic at Parsons from 1947 to 1962. The collection consists of Orrick's fashion and theater costume sketches, 1920s-1950s.

Dates: circa 1928-1962