March 10, 1934
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Title
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March 10, 1934
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Description
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This New Yorker cover from March 10, 1934, illustrated by Abner Dean, depicts fashionable passengers inside a New York subway car during the early 1930s. The central female figure wears a dark, form-fitting dress accessorized with a luxurious fur collar, white gloves, a blue cloche-style hat, and a matching beaded necklace. Her appearance reflects the transition from the loose flapper silhouettes of the 1920s to the more elegant and elongated styles of the 1930s. The emphasis on fur, refined accessories, and streamlined tailoring conveys the sophistication associated with urban fashion during the interwar period, while the subway setting situates high fashion within everyday metropolitan life.
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30's evening dress
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Date Issued
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March 10, 1934
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Publisher
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The New Yorker Magazine
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Measurements
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ca. 8 × 11 inches (20.3 × 29.2 cm)
March 10, 1934