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

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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https://www.timelessvixen.com/sydonia-1950-s-sydonia-couture-yellow-silk-organza---black-chantilly-lace-applique-gown.html

 

City Of Paris was in San Francisco. They sold mid to high end clothing and accessories. I have had dozens of very well made hats with their label, and a few dresses. Usually fine quality all around.

 

I agree with Barbara regarding the fine quality of clothing & accessories - City of Paris closed in the early 1970s. Their building on Union Square in San Francisco was purchased by Neiman Marcus.

 

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.

 

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

 

I will look for a Sydonia label. I found one a few years ago, but I don't know where it is now. This is photo of my mother. The dress was made by my grandmother, Sydonia Goodstein.

 

picture of my mom. Dress was designed by my grandmother. There was only 5 yards made

 

This is Sydonia Goodstein (my grandmother)

 

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.

 

Yes! Thanks, @mags_rags

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