Dobbs: Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, Spring: Fashions for the Masculine Majority [trade catalogue]
A leading men’s hatter from 1908, Dobbs later added women’s furnishings and, in 1917, opened a flagship store at 620 Fifth Avenue. This was moved up the avenue to Fifty-Seventh Street when Rockefeller Center was constructed, closing in 1930 after only two years because of the Depression. This catalogue cover shows well-dressed men wearing fedoras standing next to a woman in a cloche hat. The pleasure boat behind encourages customers to consider buying new outfits as they plan spring get-aways to seaside resorts.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dobbs: Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, Spring: Fashions for the Masculine Majority [trade catalogue]
- Author: Dobbs (American, established 1908)
- Published in: New York
- Date: 1928–30
- Medium: Illustrations, photomechanical process
- Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James S. Hedges, 1969
- Object Number: 69.633.13
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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