Margaret Hodge Company project files, 1945-1980 KA.0049 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit February 28, 2017 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Kellen Design Archives January 25, 2010 66 5th Ave./ lobby level New York, NY, 10011 212.229.5942 archivist@newschool.edu
Table of Contents Collection Overview... 2 Biographical note... 3 Scope and Contents note... 3 Organization and Arrangement... 4 Administrative Information... 5 Related Materials... 5 Keywords for Searching Related Subjects... 5 Other Finding Aids note... 6 Collection Inventory... 6 Series I. Biographical... 6 Series II. Project files... 6 Collection Overview Repository Kellen Design Archives Creator Hodge, Margaret Title Margaret Hodge Company project files Date [bulk] Bulk, 1962-1976 Date [inclusive] 1945-1980 Extent 2.3 linear ft: 4 boxes Summary After graduating from Parsons School of Design in 1945, Margaret Hodge became director of fashion marketing at Vogue, and in 1967 established - Page 2 -
her own fashion publicity business. Hodge led multiple marketing campaigns, tying clothing lines to the style and fashion of Hollywood films. The collection largely consists of examples of promotional material from Hollywood films, including publicity, set and costume design photographs, press kits, event announcements and tear sheets. The bulk of the material was produced between 1962 and 1976. Preferred Citation note [Identification of item], [date (if known)], Margaret Hodge Company project files, KA.0049, box, folder, New School Archives, The New School, New York, New York. Biographical note Margaret Hodge graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1945 with a degree in Costume Design and Illustration. According to the Parsons School of Design Alumni Association records, she worked with Retail Fashion Affiliates, and established a public relations firm in approximately 1951. The Margaret Hodge Company, located at 15 East 48th Street in New York, primarily handled fashion accounts for manufacturers and designers. Hodge later joined the staff of Vogue magazine and eventually became marketing director. She resigned from Vogue on February 1, 1967 with the stated intention of "reactivating" her public relations firm. Source: Parsons School of Design Alumni Bulletin, Vol. XX, April 1951, p. 3. Scope and Contents note Timeline of Films 1962 Lawrence of Arabia 1964 Lord Jim 1968 Funny Girl 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra - Page 3 -
1972 Young Winston 1973 The Way We Were The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 1975 The Sunshine Boys The Man Who Would Be King Funny Lady 1976 Robin and Marian The collection primarily consists of publicity and merchandising materials related to the release of feature films. Two project files not connected to films are those belonging to the fashion labels "Mr. Dino" (Max Cohen) and "POSH" (Jay Anderson). Both Cohen and Anderson were Florida-based designers. The collection also contains clippings about a Bonwit Teller-hosted event featuring the Irish designer Patrick Porter, who was designing for Dan Keller, Inc. Dan Keller is underlined in the clippings, possibly indicating the firm was an early client. Project files for feature films typically contain black and white numbered film stills with corresponding captions, unnumbered film stills, production stills and costume test stills, and black and white reproductions of costume design drawings. Some project files also contain reproductions of set design drawings. Unless otherwise indicated, all film stills and reproductions of design drawings are black and white. Many project files also contain a series of black and white photographs labeled "Fashions inspired by [name of film]." The photographs are accompanied by product and designer information, retailer information, and press releases on the Margaret Hodge Company stationery. The merchandising kits compiled for the each production typically include press releases created by the film studio and by the Margaret Hodge Company. While the studio-produced materials are designed to generate an interest in the film, the Margaret Hodge Company materials promote product tie-ins for clothing and accessories, cosmetics, and travel. These merchandising materials include lists of retailers, product information, and product display suggestions. The kits are generally housed in an oversized, glossy folder. Organization and Arrangement Organized in 2 series. Arrangement of project files is chronological by project and alphabetical within each project. I Biographical, 1945, 1967 II Project files, 1960-1980 - Page 4 -
Administrative Information Publication Information Kellen Design Archives January 25, 2010 Conditions Governing Access note Collection is open for research use. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment. Use Restrictions To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the New School Archives. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu. Immediate Source of Acquisition note Donated by Susan Hodge, 2000. Related Materials Additional documentation about Margaret Hodge may be found in the Parsons School of Design Alumni Association records (PC.03.02.01) as she was involved with the Alumni Association's New York Chapter. The records of POSH, Inc., one of the Margaret Hodge Company's clients, are held by the Historical Museum of South Florida. Retail publicity related to Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) will be found in the New School Archives' Saks Fifth Avenue fashion publicity records (KA.0018). Keywords for Searching Related Subjects Genre(s) Clippings (information artifacts). Drawings. Fashion photographs. Film stills. Posters. Press kits. Occupation(s) Publicists. - Page 5 -
Subject(s) Advertising -- Fashion. Costume design. Fashion merchandising. Fashion shows. Motion picture industry. Motion pictures -- Marketing. Publicity. Women-owned business enterprises. Margaret Hodge Company project files, 1945-1980 KA.0049 Other Finding Aids note For selected item-level description and images from the Margaret Hodge Company project files, see The New School Archives Digital Collections at http://digitalarchives.library.newschool.edu/index.php/detail/ collections/ka0049. Collection Inventory Series I. Biographical 1945, 1967 Clippings, 1967 1 1 Parsons diploma, 1945 1 2 Series II. Project files 1960-1976 Link to selected images from this series., 1960-1976 [http://digitalarchives.library.newschool.edu/index.php/detail/collections/ka0049] Patrick Porter (Dan Keller), 1960 Clippings regarding designer Patrick Porter's work for manufacturer Dan Keller. Patrick Porter, 1960 4 1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Film stills [color] 4 2 Merchandising kit 1 3 Product information for Vogue and companion book 4 3 Lord Jim (1964) - Page 6 -
Consists of marketing tie-in materials for British Overseas Airways Corp., Dorothy Gray cosmetics, and Dynasty clothing. Merchandising kit 4 4 Funny Girl (1968) Costume test stills featuring Barbara Streisand 1 4 Fashion show photographs 1 5-9 All except one folder depict women's apparel; one folder contains children's clothing. Fashions inspired by film 1 10-11 Film stills 1 12 Poster art reproductions 1 13 Wardrobe sketches 1 14 Mr. Dino 1969-1970 Contains a merchandising packet for Bahamas Airways (1969) and a merchandising packet for Tab (1970) with a Town & Country tie-in. The latter includes garment tags and copy of a storyboard for a television commercial. "Mr. Dino" was the label of Max Cohen, a designer who experimented with bold geometric patterns in the 1960s and is often compared to Emilio Pucci. Tab soda was introduced by Coca-Cola in 1963 as its first sugarfree beverage. Marketed to weight-conscious women, Tab's iconic pink can and distinctive font would later be associated in popular culture with the 1970s. Bahamas Airways, 1969 4 5 Tab, 1970 Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 4 6 k_osxx-2 1 Color stills 1 15 Estee Lauder cosmetics tie-in proposal and clippings 4 7 Film stills and production stills 1 16-17 Merchandising kit contents 1 18-19 Merchandising kit folder 4 8 Young Winston (1972) Costume design drawing reproductions: Jennie 1 20 Costume design drawing reproductions: Men's costumes 1 21-22 Fashions inspired by film: "The Jennie Look" 1 23 Film stills - Page 7 -
1-81 Margaret Hodge Company project files, 1945-1980 KA.0049 1 24-26 2 1 Color stills 2 2 Production stills 2 3 Unnumbered stills 2 4-5 London exhibit set 2 6 Consists of photographs of exhibit displaying costumed mannequins, costume and set design drawings, film stills, and documents in a vitrine. Merchandising kit 2 7-8 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) Film stills and costume test stills 2 9-10 Merchandising kit 2 11 Includes a mock-up of garment tag for Happy Legs featuring the film's logo. The Way We Were (1973) Costume design drawing reproductions 2 12 Fashions inspired by film 2 13 Film stills 1-102 2 14-19 Costume test stills 2 20 Production stills 2 21 Unnumbered stills 2 22-24 Merchandising kit 4 9 Funny Lady (1975) Costume design drawing reproductions 2 25-26 Costume design drawing reproductions [color] 2 27 Fashions inspired by film 3 1 Film stills 1-87 3 2-6 Unnumbered stills 3 7-9 Letter from Bob Mackie and Ray Aghayan with fabric sample, 1974 Apr 8 3 10 Merchandising kit folder 4 10 - Page 8 -
Press materials 3 11 Set design drawing reproductions [color] 3 12 The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Clippings 4 11 Costume design drawing reproductions 3 13 Costume design drawing reproductions with accompanying Polaroids 3 14 Film stills 3 15 Merchandising kit 4 12 Merchandising materials for Grosvenor featuring Shakira Caine 4 13 Reference snapshots and postcards from Morocco depicting Berber costume 3 16 Set design drawing reproductions [color] 4 14 Soundtrack album cover 4 15 The Sunshine Boys (1975) Film stills 3 17-20 Fashions inspired by film 3 21 Merchandising materials for FTD and Bobbie Brooks 3 22 Bobbie Brooks materials include 1 color slide, 1 negative, 1 print, and product information. Robin and Marian (1976) Fabric samples and costume design drawing reproductions [color] 3 23 Fashions by Albert Nipon 3 24 Film stills 3 25-27 Merchandising and display materials 3 28 POSH, Inc. circa 1979-1980 Consists of press releases, product information, reproductions of fashion illustrations, and fashion photographs depicting garments created by Miami-based designer Jay Anderson. Fall and Holiday 1979 3 29 Holiday-Resort Collection 1980-1981 3 30 Season unidentified, circa 1979 3 31 - Page 9 -