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Fashion Design Collection

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Specimens Of Garamond Type

Specimens Of Garamond Type
(Original Caption) Examples of type by the French publisher and type designer Claude Garamond. From the 1592 type-founder's specimen of Conrad Berner

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key
Photograph of short key with heavy design. Dated 18th Century

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Seven-Headed Monsster; Engraving

Seven-Headed Monsster; Engraving
(Original Caption) Seven-headed monster. Engraving from an old crest design. BPA 2 #3122

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Engraving Of State Carriages

Engraving Of State Carriages
(Original Caption) State carriages. Undated engravings

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Elaborately Carved Violin Back

Elaborately Carved Violin Back
(Original Caption) An elaborately carved 16th century violin back from Parma. At the Este Gallery in Modena, Italy

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Steamboat and Submarine Plans by Robert Fulton

Steamboat and Submarine Plans by Robert Fulton
(Original Caption) Top: Original plan for Robert Fulton's first steamboat to travel the Seine in 1803.Bottom: Original drawing of Robert Fulton's second submarine. Undated engraving

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Milady's New Beach Costume

Milady's New Beach Costume
(Original Caption) 5/5/1918: Milady's new beach costume

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Vintage photograph showing young woman undressing on beach

Vintage photograph showing young woman undressing on beach
(Original Caption) 7/25/1921: Arrived at the beach, did Gilda hire a pavilion or a booth in which to undress? She did not--she just slipped out of her outer garb and there you are

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Lady Stands Under Huge Beach Umbrella

Lady Stands Under Huge Beach Umbrella
(Original Caption) 7/25/1921- We never believed that such an ordinary thing as a garden umbrella could cost more than a couple of dollars

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Model Of Moving Platform Shuttle

Model Of Moving Platform Shuttle
(Original Caption) New York, NY- The city of New York is deciding to replace the 42nd Street subway shuttle running between the Grand Central Station and Broadway

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Flapper with Necktie and Bowler Hat

Flapper with Necktie and Bowler Hat
11/11/1925-London, England: Flapper fashion- mannish attire with derby to match. This edict comes straight from London

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Designer Gabrielle Coco Chanel

Fashion Designer Gabrielle Coco Chanel
(Original Caption) 07/13/1926-Paris, France- This picture is one of the latest studio portraits of Mme

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Airplane on Practice Flight Before Endurance Record Attempt

Airplane on Practice Flight Before Endurance Record Attempt
Airplane designed by G.M

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Hindu Girl Drawing Design

Hindu Girl Drawing Design
(Original Caption) 1937-Madras, South India: Hindu girl drawing "Kolum Podugrathu" in Madras, South India. Photograph, 1937

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Ritual Scars on a Djuka's Back

Ritual Scars on a Djuka's Back
Cicatrizations of Kaffa designs, handed down from African ancestors, adorn faces, shoulders and arms

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Model Wearing Leopard Dressing Gown

Model Wearing Leopard Dressing Gown
Fashion model Kate Murtah shows off a leopard skin trimmed dressing gown

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Designer Claire McCardell Sketching

Fashion Designer Claire McCardell Sketching
(Original Caption) 7/26/1940-New York, NY: Claire McCardel, fashion designer, works from sketches. Some designers make no sketches at all, preferring to drape the material directly on a figure

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Designer Pinning Cloth on Mannequin

Fashion Designer Pinning Cloth on Mannequin
(Original Caption) 7/26/1940-New York, NY: Clare McCardell, fashion designer, working from sketches, drapes the material on dummy

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Gene Tierney and Oleg Cassini

Gene Tierney and Oleg Cassini
(Original Caption) 1941-Gene Tierney, shown in creation specially designed by her husband, Oleg Cassini, who is also in the picture

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Steel Bomb Shelter on Display at MOMA

Steel Bomb Shelter on Display at MOMA
(Original Caption) 10/9/1941-New York, NY-: Interior view of the Dymaxion Deployment Unit

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Steel Bomb Shelter on Display at MOMA

Steel Bomb Shelter on Display at MOMA
(Original Caption) 10/9/1941-New York, NY-: View of the Dymaxion Deployment Unit, a portable defense housing unit and bomb shelter made from steel grain bins and invented by Buckminster Fuller

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Designer Oleg Cassini with Gene Tierney and Rita Hayworth

Designer Oleg Cassini with Gene Tierney and Rita Hayworth
(Original Caption) Hollywood: Four Star Theater, Hollywood, California. Premiere Of Sundown

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Artist Tattooing The Back Of A Woman

Artist Tattooing The Back Of A Woman
(Original Caption) 1946-Tokyo, Japan: In defiance of the law, many Japanese go in heavily for tattooing. Here an expert imprints his weird designs on the body of a woman

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Women Picket Long Skirts

Women Picket Long Skirts
Women picket at Christian Dior's hotel, protesting his designs for long skirts

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Janis Paige Modeling Clothes

Janis Paige Modeling Clothes
(Original Caption) 12/31/1947-Hollywood, California-The mink cloth in mocha on Janis Paige, Warner Brothers star, was designed by Milo Anderson

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Christian Dior with Woman Modeling Dress and Stockings

Christian Dior with Woman Modeling Dress and Stockings
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Stockings were highlighted for the first time when Christian Dior (right), noted French designer, exhibited his French collection

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Model Wearing Barthet's 'Hands of Fate' Hat

Model Wearing Barthet's "Hands of Fate" Hat
Existentialist milliner Jean Barthet of Paris created this hat symbolizing the hovering hands of fate

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Caduceus With Decorative Floral Design

Caduceus With Decorative Floral Design
(Original Caption) Caduceus with decorative floral design of the 19th Century. Undated Woodcut. BPA2# 633

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show

Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show
(Original Caption) 10/15/1983-Paris, France-Designer Claude Montana surprised his fans by turning sexy in his spring ready-to-wear collection, after years of hiding bodies under heaps of leather

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show

Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show
(Original Caption) 10/15/1983-Paris, France-Designer Claude Montana surprised his fans by turning sexy in his spring ready-to-wear collection, after years of hiding bodies under heaps of leather

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show

Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show
(Original Caption) 10/15/1983-Paris, France-Designer Claude Montana surprised his fans by turning sexy in his spring ready-to-wear collection, after years of hiding bodies under heaps of leather

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show

Claude Montana 1983 Spring Fashion Show
(Original Caption) 10/15/1983-Paris, France-Designer Claude Montana surprised his fans by turning sexy in his spring ready-to-wear collection, after years of hiding bodies under heaps of leather

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Mary McFadden Designs

Mary McFadden Designs
Classic design marked Mary McFadden's Spring-Summer 1984 collection, shown here

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Model Wearing Claude Montana Design on Runway

Fashion Model Wearing Claude Montana Design on Runway
A model walking down the runway at the 1984 Claude Montana Ready to Wear show in Paris

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Willi Smith Dress

Willi Smith Dress
Fashion designer Willi Smith presented this polka dot bubble dress during his fall fashion show on March 30, 1987

Background imageFashion Design Collection: First Lady at Fashion Awards Ceremony

First Lady at Fashion Awards Ceremony
First Lady Nancy Reagan presents a special award to Mrs. Vincent Astor at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards. Designer Oscar De La Renta stands next to Mrs. Astor

Background imageFashion Design Collection: 17th Century Nuremberg Egg Watch

17th Century Nuremberg Egg Watch
17th century Nuremberg Egg Watch

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Keyhole W/Ornate Decorations

Keyhole W/Ornate Decorations
(Original Caption) Undated-Photograph of an ornate keyhole set in stone door. Surrounding the keyhole is a large, ornate decorative piece

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Designer Anne Klein

Fashion Designer Anne Klein
(Original Caption) This international fashion trendsetter succeeded in infusing an American sportswear feeling into fashion for all hours of the day

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Otto Bettmann Works On Bpa Layout; 1960

Otto Bettmann Works On Bpa Layout; 1960
(Original Caption) New York, NY- Dr. Otto Bettmann (R) at work on "The Portable Archive." Photograph circa 1960

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Aerial View Of British Airway'S Planes

Aerial View Of British Airway'S Planes
(Original Caption) Aerial view of six of British Airway's civilian, passenger planes. Undated photograph

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Short Key with Ornamental Design

Short Key with Ornamental Design
(Original Caption) Short key with ornamental design. 17th Century. Photograph. BPA2# 2720

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Intricate Glasswork

Intricate Glasswork
(Original Caption) Pattern of cut glass, Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY. Closeup, abstract of pattern. Undated photo

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Weather Vane with Old Man and Cane

Weather Vane with Old Man and Cane
(Original Caption) Weather vane: Photo shows a weather vane with the design of a little old man holding on a cane. Behind him is a tree with grass and in front of him are ducks. Undated b/w photo

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Asian Illustration Of A Dragon

Asian Illustration Of A Dragon
(Original Caption) Oreintal dragon. Undated illustration. BPA2 #3246 ORIGINAL CAPTION

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Illus Of Tarot Cards

Illus Of Tarot Cards
(Original Caption) Tarot cards: The usual designs of the atouts of a tarot series. Undated illustration. BPA 2 #2926

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Magazine Illustration of an Aerial Machine Designed by Dr. W.O. Ayres

Magazine Illustration of an Aerial Machine Designed by Dr. W.O. Ayres
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Ayre's aerial machine, designed by Dr. W.O. Ayres, 1885. Engraving. BPA2# 350

Background imageFashion Design Collection: St. Peter'S Floor Plan Diagrams

St. Peter'S Floor Plan Diagrams
(Original Caption) Illustration of various floor plans proposed for St. Peter's in Rome. Undated photograph. BPA2# 188

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Illustration of Futuristic Airliner

Illustration of Futuristic Airliner
(Original Caption) 2/20/1944- New York, NY- : One thing that must be chalked up on the credit side of the war is the advances made in aviation

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Advertisement Women In Gowns

Fashion Advertisement Women In Gowns
(Original Caption) Color advertisement for Mme. Demorest's Mirror of Fashions, 838 Broadway, NYC, 19th century. Illustration depicts three women wearing different society gowns in the store

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Interior Of Chinese House

Interior Of Chinese House
(Original Caption) Hong Kong: Interior of a Chinese house at Hong Kong. Undated illustration

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Crown With Feather On 'Irene' Cigar Box

Crown With Feather On "Irene" Cigar Box
(Original Caption) Box label for "Irene" cigars. Design depicts a gold crown and multicolored feathers. Undated color lithograph

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Marcel Rochas Working

Marcel Rochas Working
1950-Parisian designer Marcel Rochas at work. (Photo by Sylvia Salmi/Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Marcel Rochas Fitting His Wife

Marcel Rochas Fitting His Wife
(Original Caption) The Parisian designer Marcel Rochas is shown collaborating with his wife. (Photo by Sylvia Salmi/Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Show at Maison De Couture Marcel Rochas

Fashion Show at Maison De Couture Marcel Rochas
1950-Paris, France-Fashion show at Maison De Couture Marcel Rochas. (Photo by Sylvia Salmi/Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Elsa Schiaparelli Sitting in Front of Bookshelf

Elsa Schiaparelli Sitting in Front of Bookshelf
(Original Caption) Parisian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, (1896-1973) is shown in this photograph. (Photo by Sylvia Salmi/Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Woman Thinking About Home Design

Woman Thinking About Home Design
(Original Caption) 1950- This young homemaker does well to consider her decoration problem, for leading decorators agree that too much design in a room is titing to the occupants

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Peggy Dow in Stylish Bonnet

Peggy Dow in Stylish Bonnet
People can be sure they're not just imagining things when they get a look at the "flying saucer" that's gone to the head of movie actress Peggy Dow

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Marian McNamara with Civil Defense Insignia

Marian McNamara with Civil Defense Insignia
(Original Caption) 11/21/1950- New York

Background imageFashion Design Collection: 'Maid of Cotton' Janine Holland

"Maid of Cotton" Janine Holland
(Original Caption) March 14, 1951-Paris, France: Janine Holland, a 21-year-old Maid of Cotton, 1951 of Houston, Texas, is shown in a cotton evening gown designed especially for her by Pierre Balmain

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Designer Cristobal Balenciaga

Fashion Designer Cristobal Balenciaga

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Designer Christian Dior Attending Fashion Show Party

Designer Christian Dior Attending Fashion Show Party
(Original Caption) Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway, wife of the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, meets French fashion designer Christian Dior at a special showing of his 1952-53 winter styles in Paris

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Boys Act Tough and Model Their Spacesuits

Boys Act Tough and Model Their Spacesuits
(Original Caption) 1/26/1953-Kansas City, Missouri- Winners in a recent spa esuit contest at the Kansas City Museum display the futuristic garb that they de igned

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Christian Dior Illustrating New Hemline

Christian Dior Illustrating New Hemline
(Original Caption) Designer Christian Dior illustrates the new hemline, 15-1/2 inches from the ground

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Film Stars and Fashion Designer at Cannes Film Festival

Film Stars and Fashion Designer at Cannes Film Festival
(Original Caption) 4/5/1954-Cannes, France: At the Cannes Film Festival showing of " Le Grand Jeu" (France starring Lollobrigida), Egyption leading man Omar El Charif, U.S

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Grace Kelly Chats with Oleg Cassini

Grace Kelly Chats with Oleg Cassini
(Original Caption) Actress Grace Kelly and Oleg Cassini, who have become one of Hollywood's most romantically linked couples, chat in the lobby of a theater during the premiere of Rear Window

Background imageFashion Design Collection: James Galanos

James Galanos
(Original Caption) James Galanos, young California designer, putting finishing touches to one of his creations, was recently awarded the Coty American Fashion Critics Award

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Modeling Student Sitting for Student Designer

Modeling Student Sitting for Student Designer
(Original Caption) The students carry their books on their heads at this school in Rome

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Pierre Balmain Creating Dress for 1955 Spring Fashion Show

Pierre Balmain Creating Dress for 1955 Spring Fashion Show
(Original Caption) French fashion designer Pierre Balmain is forced to abandon his skis and go back to his "shes" after breaking his leg in a practice session on the slopes near Paris

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Christian Dior 1955 Spring Fashion Show

Christian Dior 1955 Spring Fashion Show
(Original Caption) Attention: Woman's Page Editor. Paris, France: From the current Paris fashions, a Christian Dior suit (at left) is a trend setter in his spring show

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Bomb Shelter Design-Cross Section Illustration

Bomb Shelter Design-Cross Section Illustration
(Original Caption) 4/20/1955-Los Angeles, CA- A scientifically designed atom bomb shelter as per the above drawing is being constructed on the grounds of a leading industrialist

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Doris Day Models One Of Her Designs

Doris Day Models One Of Her Designs
(Original Caption) 2/17/56-Hollywood, California: Singing actress Doris Day models one of the American-girl-look outifts she's designing for Little Miss English Ltd

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Conceptual Plastic Bus

Conceptual Plastic Bus
(Original Caption) 3/12/1956-Turin, Italy- Viberti of Turin, Italy, has come up with this sleek vehicle of tomorrow

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Model on Runway Wearing H.W. Claussen Design

Fashion Model on Runway Wearing H.W. Claussen Design
(Original Caption) Giving dramatic effect to her performance at a West Berlin fashion show, this model twirls a huge chiffon shawl as she parades before some 200 fashion journalists

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Fashion Models in Bridal Fashion Show

Fashion Models in Bridal Fashion Show
(Original Caption) Models Harlene Pops, left, Ellen Wood, center, and Joan Priestley, played the role of brides today at a unique all-bridal fashion show at the Hotel Ambassador

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Coco Chanel Shows Newly-Designed Dress

Coco Chanel Shows Newly-Designed Dress
Coco Chanel admires a flounced brown chiffon evening dress from her new collection

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Stanley Marcus Presenting Fashion Award to Coco Chanel

Stanley Marcus Presenting Fashion Award to Coco Chanel
Stanley Marcus presents the Neiman-Marcus fashion award for 1957 to Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel during the awards banquet in the ballroom of the Statler-Hilton in Dallas

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Woman Wearing Glasses Without Sides

Woman Wearing Glasses Without Sides
(Original Caption) 10/31/1960-New York, NY-: Real eye-openers

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Guy Laroche Spring-Summer 1962 Fashion Show

Guy Laroche Spring-Summer 1962 Fashion Show
(Original Caption) Paris: Guy Laroche's soft, feminine look for spring is carried out in purple tweed wool

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Debbie Reynolds Examining Dress

Debbie Reynolds Examining Dress
Actress Debbie Reynolds inspects one of her fashion creations at the headquarters of her new national dress business. Reynolds performed in numerous MGM stage and screen musicals

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Women Smoking Pipes With a Man

Women Smoking Pipes With a Man
Interior decorator Henry End gives design consultant Sally Kintzing and Mary Ann Brown tips on pipe smoking

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Cousteau with Picture Submarine Base

Cousteau with Picture Submarine Base
(Original Caption) 4/13/1964 - Nice, France -: Pointing to a rendering of his "Spheric Submarine Base" design

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Model Wearing Suit And Broad Brimmed Hat

Model Wearing Suit And Broad Brimmed Hat
(Original Caption) 5/4/1965-New York, NY: Women's sportswear designed by Geoffrey Beene, winner of the 1965 Cotton Fashion Award

Background imageFashion Design Collection: Actress Modelling New Fabric Design

Actress Modelling New Fabric Design
(Original Caption) 5/2/1966-New York, New York- Actress, Pamela Tiffin



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