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National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) Collection
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 4 May 2021
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 4 May 2021
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (U.S.) |
| Title: | National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) Collection |
| Dates: | 1965 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Material relating to preparation for a fashion show by the African American trade group |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) was a trade group founded in 1949 in New York City for Black fashion professionals, who had been largely blocked from entree into the fashion industry. It was founded by Mary McCleod Bethune-Cookman and Jeanetta Welch Brown, both of whom had been actively involved in championing professional opportunities for Black women. NAFAD's work created bridges between Black fashion industry professionals and mainstream "gatekeepers" such as Vogue magazine, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and the world of Seventh Avenue designers and couturiers.
The National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) Collection contains mimeographed, handwritten, and typed reports and sketches pertaining to meetings of the San Francisco chapter of NAFAD, most relating to plans for the group's "Fall Fashions West Convention" in 1965. Topics include the format of the fashion show, stage planning, color schemes to be adopted, names of participants, and more.
No particular order.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Corporate Bodies
National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (U.S.)
Subjects
African American fashion designers.
Clothing trade -- Societies, etc.
Fashion design -- United States.
Fashion shows.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- United States.
Popular culture -- United States.
Women, Black.
Places
San Francisco (Calif.)
Genres and Forms
Minutes (administrative records)
Notes (documents)
Outlines (documents)
Sketches.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2021.
Administrative material
| Administrative material | |||||||||||
| SC 869 | Miscellaneous 1965 - minutes, sketches, lineup of costumes, etc. | ||||||||||