Fashion Nerds

Nettie Rosenstein

  • American eveningwear
  • Graphic prints
  • Coordinated ensembles

Nettie Rosenstein built an American fashion business whose museum-documented activity spans 1916–1961. Her work ranges from sophisticated evening dresses to a 1945 silk ensemble printed with imagery of American popular culture.

Portrait of Nettie Rosenstein
Philippe Halsman · Public domain

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Ensemble — Nettie Rosenstein, 1945

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Ensemble

1945

The silk ensemble carries imagery drawn from American advertising and popular culture.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening dress — Nettie Rosenstein, 1955–59

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Evening dress

1955–59 · The Met collection

Silk, cotton.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress — Nettie Rosenstein, 1930s

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Dress

1930s · The Met collection

Silk.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening dress — Nettie Rosenstein, 1939

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Evening dress

1939 · The Met collection

Silk.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening dress — Nettie Rosenstein, 1939

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Evening dress

1939 · The Met collection

Rayon.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Archive pieces, grouped by date

1 piece

1945

1 piece · Season not recorded

About Nettie Rosenstein

The house’s surviving garments offer a view of American design across the interwar period and the 1940s.