Object Title

Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Swimwear by Bill Blass

Part of

Dan Arje PapersSeries 2. PhotographsAlbums, 1950-1981


Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller window display featuring a bold print bikini designed by Bill Blass. The summer themed display includes plastic streamers that hang right behind the glass of the window and sand. A banner at the bottom of the display that reads: "For the sea sprites of '66... seductive swimsuits by Bill Blass for Roxanne. Bonwit's sports floor the fifth."
Date
1949 – 1973
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Virginia Roehl (photographer)
Bill Blass (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
37807M (text)
Inscription Source
recto
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Related Repository
Kellen Design Archives
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
binder 3
Identifier
KA0001_000216
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Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Swimwear by Bill Blass with Large Oyster Shell on Mannequin's Head

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