Norman Norell coat

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Hi -- this is my first time asking a question -- picked up a Norman Norell coat - and was wondering if anyone could date it for me or give me any onfo on it -- that I could include in an EBAY listing --- thanks! _True
 
Norman Norell

Sorry - I'm fairy inept with the computer -- and I have no clue how to make that photo of the label smaller - here's the photo of the actual coat
 
Hi True.

Lovely coat! and a wonderful label, of course. This looks mid 60s to me. This label started in 1960. Here's the blurb from the label resource:

"Major American designer, born in Noblesville, Indiana. Norell worked with Hattie Carnegie from 1928-1940. He then partnered with Anthony Traina in 1941 to form the firm Traina-Norell, where he remained until Traina's death in 1960.
Anthony Traina was, for years, Norman Norell's backer. He died in 1958. At that point the Norman Norell label (without the Traina name) appears. Prior to that everything is marked Traina-Norell - back to the 1940s.

In 1960 he formed his own company, Norman Norell. Norell used a basic repertoire of shapes, yet achieved a great deal of variety. He was known for the waistless chemise dress, his "mermaid" sequin sheaths, the pussycat bow, and for making day sportswear shapes in evening fabrics and doing up sport fabrics for evening. Also known for his precision tailoring, he favored the finest imported fabrics, and thought it better to have one really good but threadbare dress than a wardrobe of cheap clothes.

Gustave Tassell took over the design house after Norell's death in 1972. During this time, the label reads, "Norman Norell by Tassell". The company closed in 1976. "


Courtesy of pastperfect2
 
Hi and Welcome to the Public Forum!

There usually is a photo editing software that comes with your camera. Or if you use a photohosting service, they have tools where you can resize your images as well.

A good resource to check, like Lizzie is quoting from is the Label Resource that is housed on this site. You can find it by clicking from the home page. It is a good place to start your research at

Chris
 
Here you go. I will help you out with your pictures. You will have to scan over to the far right to see them.

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I use Irfanview to crop and size and sharpen my pictures. It will also rotate right, left, etc. You can download it free and it is a wonderful program.
 
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