- Description
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- "Bias" refers to how the pattern runs horizontally/vertically on the front panel and yoke, but diagonally on the sleeves, pockets and back sections. Note the pockets, positioned right under the slits where the arms pass through the cape's front.
- Written on image: "Note how cloth is cut so that material falls on the bias at the side and in the back." "designed by Pearl Alexander" "André 570 - 7th Ave. New York City Jan 6, 1941"
- Image includes small sketch of back of garment.
- Date
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- 1941-01-06
- Spring 1940-1941
- Identifier
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- II 848
- 2003975
- e9a6c400-c5d1-012f-5c88-58d385a7bc34
- Rights
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- 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.
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- Citation
- Alexander, Pearl Levy [Designer] and André (Firm) [Creator], “Bias cut plaid cape.,” SPARC Digital, accessed September 17, 2024, https://sparcdigital.fitnyc.edu/items/show/9610.
