Museum object · Books and Published Materials
Opportunities in Fashion
1946
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Paperback copy of “Opportunities in Fashion” with seventy-six (76) pages and a textured cover. The tan cover has black printed text. There are graphics at the top of the front cover of a dress form, needle, and spool of thread. Below this is text which reads [OPPORTUNITIES / in / Fashion]. Printed below this in smaller font is [By / Alida Vreeland]. At the bottom, between two wavy stylized lines is [Vocational Guidance Manuals]. The title and author are repeated on the spine with [VGM] on the bottom spine. The spine has a thin black border. The back cover is blank. The book has handwritten inscriptions. An advertisment from Woodward and Lothrop was found in this book and is available in the catalog file.
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Catalog reference: 2016.26.5.34
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