The Gimbel book : Paris, London, and American styles
The Gimbel Book is a 1910 Philadelphia department store catalogue from Gimbel Brothers, offering Paris, London and American clothing and house furnishings to American shoppers. Its pages show line-drawn and halftone garments: children's and women's dresses, a long coat with a tie-front, and a grid of girls' dresses, guimpes and blouses with sailor collars and lace trims, all in plain, ink-printed black and white. A designer could take from them the period silhouettes of high-necked, long-sleeved day dresses, sailor collars, and tiered skirt hems.
