Norman Norell collection, 1941-1974.

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Norman Norell collection, 1941-1974.

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Norman Norell (1900-1972) was the first American fashion designer to compete successfully with French couture. In 1943, he received the first Coty American Fashion Critics Award, and in 1956 he was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame. Norell served as a visiting critic at Parsons School of Design from 1943 until 1972. The collection includes awards, biographical material, clippings, fashion sketches, photographs, publicity scrapbooks, and five examples of Norell's clothing.

13 linear ft. : 5 boxes, 5 binders, 5 oversize boxes.

New School for Social Research

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Norman Norell, born Norman David Levinson, was often called the "Dean of American fashion". Know equally for his simple, extremely well-made, pared down day clothes and for his dramatic looks for evening, he had the rare ability to translate the characteristics of French couture into American ready-to-wear. Norell was the first designer to win a Coty American Fashion Critics Award (in 1943) and the first to be elected to the Coty Award Hall of Fame. Both Halston and Adolfo designed millinery to ...