Author: LINGERIE & FOUNDATIONS - VANITY FAIR MILLS INC
Title: A collection of Price List and Promotional Albums as published by Vanity Fair Mills Inc. New York for Retail Trade.
Description: New York, Vanity Fair Inc., 1966-1975. Published bi-annually(: Spring-Summer/Fall-Winter), for Retail trade. Available 1966, 1968(Fall-Winter only); 1969-1973(complete) and 1875 (Spring-Summer only). Tog. in 15 parts (incl. a duplicate). Small 4°, original pict. col. limp glossy boards., spiralled spines. Each Issue c. 80-9-pp. num. plates (some in col.), text-ills., Each issue with original samples tipped-in, tables, indexes and pricelists (also indicating suggested protifs for the retailer), thumb-indexed, lists of sizes & variation in colours available, etc. These retail-albums supply a good insight in US ladies' Ready-to-Wear period-fashions in Leisure- and underwear as: Foundations, Bra's, Sleep-and Lounge-wear, Knickers, Nighties, &c..&c.. Apparently this firm operated world-wide as some issues contain loosely inserted price-lists for i.a. Belgium. (apart from some light occas. dog-earing a fine set with beautifully coloured wrappers).

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