Guide to the Student Portfolio of French Women's and Children's Fashions
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Title: Student portfolio of French women's and children's fashions
Date: 1932-1933
Collection Number: MS-P049
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
(1 box)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises the work portfolio of a French fashion school student in 1932-1933. The portfolio includes 82 sheets
of women's and children's fashion drawings and studies on proportion and draping. The designs are in mixed media, including
pencil, ink, watercolor, and pastel.
Important Information for Researchers
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Intellectual property rights are retained by the creators of the
records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Student Portfolio of French Women's and Children's Fashions. MS-P049. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California.
Acquired, 2001.
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the work portfolio of a French fashion school student in 1932-1933. The collection gives insight
into popular French women's and children's fashions of the early 1930s. The portfolio includes 82 sheets of women's and children's
fashion drawings and studies on proportion and draping. The designs are in mixed media, including pencil, ink, watercolor,
and pastel. Notes indicate that some designs are original, while others are copies of designs from other sources. Many designs
have brief captions, such as "
creation," "
modernisation," "
d'après nature," and "
d'après gravure." Others include notes on proportion, style, and design. Many of the sheets are illustrated on both sides. The portfolio
cover is titled "
Mode" and includes a hand-colored drawing and banner.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fashion -- Archives.
Fashion design -- France -- 20th century -- Archives.
Women's clothing -- Archives.
Children's clothing -- Archives.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Fashion design drawings -- France -- 20th century.