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Full Length Cape with Cord at Shoulders and Openings

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Date:

1940-12-16

Date:

Spring 1940-1941

Names:

Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)

Names:

André (Firm) (Creator)

Object type:

Drawing

Description:

Cord detailing lends this coat a military aspect. The cords at the shoulders suggest epaulets, while those running down the front to the armholes suggest the loops of braid worn looped over and under the shoulder (an "aguilette") of a staff officer.

Description:

"Image includes small sketch of back of garment. It's interesting to speculate on how the fastening at the neck would work, as it appears to be two cords, one crossing the other, with the means of joining hidden inside the cape."

Description:

Written on image: "Cord outlines pleat and opening through which hand may pass." "Designed by Pearl Alexander" "André 570 - 7th Ave. New York City Dec. 16, 1940"

Apparel category:

Women's clothing

Type of garment:

Capes

Type of garment:

Hats

Label:

DD 798

Image ID:

2003969

NYPL UUID:

e78dc040-c5d1-012f-d980-58d385a7bc34

Identifier:

nypl_2003969

Library collection title:

André Studios sketches, 1931-1968

Collection subfolder:

André Studios sketches: 1940s Cape

Library material type:

Special Collections

Academic division:

Library

Library department unit:

Special Collections and College Archives

Rights:

This image is the property of the New York Public Library and was originally digitized as part of the collaborative project, “André Studios 1930-1941: Fashion Drawings & Sketches in the Collections of the Fashion Institute of Technology and The New York Public Library.” Any questions regarding reuse of this image should be directed to the New York Public Library (please see: http://nypl.org/permissions). Users can additionally locate the NYPL copy of the image in their Digital Collections (https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/) and consult the associated rights statement.

Rights:

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Collection:

Library Special Collections

Record created:

March 29, 2021

Last modified:

July 22, 2021

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