Help w/ 40s Sydonia New York dress for city of paris San francisco dept store

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Hi!

I was lucky enough to come across a dress with these labels. The brown script label reading sydonia new york, and the city of paris label.

I was wondering if anyone might have more info on the designer or what types of dresses city of paris sold. I do not think it is a Rappi dress, although i do not know if she had a higher end or couture line


There is scant info on the dept store, and i have only found 1 other clothing by what i suspect to be this brand: link here::

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Sydonia Goodstein was the owner of Sydonia and her 1982 obit noted the then-92-year-old designer designed from her brownstone in Harlem in the years preceding WWI, then moved to a studio on 57th St in NY in 1920. It added that during the Depression she worked for manufacturers "on SA"(?) and in Chicago, LA, and Montreal. From 1938 until she retired in 1958 she ran her own manufacturing firm--and prided herself on her attention to detail, saying the interior of a dress was just as important as the exterior.
 
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Sydonia was my grandmother! After her death in 1982, my mother donated her sketches with swatches of the fabrics to the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) in New York. My mother helped draw the sketches, as well as did some modelling for my grandmother
 
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We love it when family members of designers and clothing makers follow internet bread crumbs to our forums!

I wish the OP had shown us the dress that label was attached to, especially now that we have some history from both Lynn's research and your personal story.

The VFG has a Label Resource, with dated labels accompanied by historical information, that we continue to "grow" . It looks like we didn't get Sydonia added when this came up in March. Jeffrey, if you have label & garment photos or sketches, I bet the Label Resource team would love to include your grandmother's company, with your permission. @Ranch Queen Vintage ?
 
Lovely. And how wonderful to have that through line.

Re: your mom in her wedding dress - I am the administrator of the VFG Wedding Resource, which is a dated overview of brides and wedding attire over three centuries. Click the link if you would like to browse.

Anyway, I would love to add your mother's picture to the correct decade, if you can give me the date, location, and permission. Details about consent are included in the first post of this thread
https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/please-submit-your-dated-wedding-photos-here.73454/
 
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Lovely. And how wonderful to have that through line.

Re: your mom in her wedding dress - I am the administrator of the VFG Wedding Resource, which is a dated overview of brides and wedding attire over three centuries. Click the link if you would like to browse.

Anyway, I would love to add your mother's picture to the correct decade, if you can give me the date, location, and permission. Details about consent are included in the first post of this thread
https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/please-submit-your-dated-wedding-photos-here.73454/
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My mother and father were married on Jan. 18, 1948. They were married at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The picture of my mom in the brocade dress was taken on Oct. 14, 1961 at my Bar Mitzvah. The picture of my grandmother was also taken on Oct. 14, 1961. You do have my permission to add the photos.
 
mags_rags said:
We love it when family members of designers and clothing makers follow internet bread crumbs to our forums!

I wish the OP had shown us the dress that label was attached to, especially now that we have some history from both Lynn's research and your personal story.

The VFG has a Label Resource, with dated labels accompanied by historical information, that we continue to "grow" . It looks like we didn't get Sydonia added when this came up in March. Jeffrey, if you have label & garment photos or sketches, I bet the Label Resource team would love to include your grandmother's company, with your permission. @Ranch Queen Vintage ?
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Yes! Thanks, @mags_rags

@Jeffrey Shapiro, HERE is where to post labels.
Please do review the guidelines at the top of the thread.
Thank you!
 
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