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Student Portfolio of French Women's and Children's
Fashions
MS.P.049
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Student portfolio of French women's and children's fashions
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.049
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1932-1933
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.
Language of Material:
English .
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. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fashion design -- France -- 20th century
Fashion design drawings -- France -- 20th century.
Fashion drawing -- Pictorial works.
Children's clothing -- France -- 20th century -- Drawings
Women's clothing -- France -- 20th century -- Drawings