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Evening Pumps

Description: Evening pumps of turquoise silk floral brocade with gold leather. Designed with gently pointed toes, vamp with openwork edged with gilt kid leather, with oval rhinestone set buckle and gilt leather strap connecting sides across vamp. Upper edged with gilt leather. Medium French heel, covered in gilt kid leather. Size 6 1/2 AA Stamped into sole of each shoe: Benedetti
Date: 1920
Creator: Benedetti
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening Slippers

Description: Evening slippers or pumps of gold kid leather with inset panels of metallic gold brocade. Designed with gently pointed toe, the pumps have a low-cut plain gold kid leather vamp with curved upper edge and thin band of inset brocade which sweeps to side and widens out into large panels. Side panels, ankle strap, and back upper heel all of plain gold kid leather. Ankle straps fasten at side with single amber-colored rhinestone stud buttons. The 2" high modified French heel is covered in plain … more
Date: 1927
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Afternoon Dress

Description: Afternoon dress of dark green silk satin, crepe and chiffon. The tunic-style dress of dark green silk satin is street-length, with a drop waist. It has a slight standing collar at back which extends out in front to become long ties with a backing of dark maroon. Below the bow formed by the ties is V-shaped neckline. The full-length sleeves are dark green silk satin from shoulders to elbows and are translucent green crepe from elbows to cuffs. The main part of the gauze sections are embroid… more
Date: 1920/1925
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's dress

Description: Child's sailor dress of white jacquard cotton. Long sleeves with broderie anglaise lace at hem. Sailor collar with V-shaped yoke insert which wraps around left shoulder; standing neckline of lace matching sleeve hem and insert on sailor collar. Center front placket has left side opening with button closure (all buttons missing). Belt loops at sides (belt missing). Unlined.
Date: 1925
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's dress

Description: Baby girl's white batiste cotton dress with lace and squared drawn work at the pin tucked neckline. Matching lace and drawn work at the cuff of the short puffed sleeves. Double row of squared drawn work around hem. Center back closure of three tiny mother-of-pearl buttons and loops. Cloth tape with blue script embroidered name: "Barbara Howell", for whom it was made.
Date: 1925
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche

Description: Cloche style hat covered in net with silver metallic thread embroidery. Swirls of midnight blue velvet at sides. Black velvet border. Lined in turquoise blue silk.
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Bathing suit

Description: Swimsuit of warm brown and pale brown wool knit with ivory stripe at waistline; one-piece with skirted shorts and belt loops of warm brown; ivory 1" stripe at waistline creates the look of a belt and has a cotton rectangle at the center-front with an image of a belt buckle; scoop neckline and 3/4" straps with single button at left top of strap; top is pale brown to waist with two stripes of pale brown around the ivory 1-1/2" belt. Patch on left side of skirt of a woman diving, wearing the same … more
Date: 1925/1929
Creator: Jantzen
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Bandbag

Description: a) Handbag of cobalt blue, black, red and multicolored beads in a scene with a man kneeling in front of a griffin with a decorative border. Rectangular, metal frame with leaf pattern and ornate openwork clasp at center-top; decorative 18" chain with links formed as blossoms; fully lined in dark pink silk crepe with two inner pockets. Scene on bag is Assyrian. Measurements: 8 3/4" from clasp to base; 6 1/2" wide at widest; chain extends 9 1/2" from frame to furthest point. b) Powder puff of … more
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Clutch coat

Description: Coat of black plush velour; trimmed with appliqué cashmere/paisley patterned fabric. Bell sleeves; full length; large rounded shawl collar. Red, multi-colored trim on cuffs.
Date: 1921
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening coat

Description: Clutch style coat of floral brocade and blue velvet. The mid-length wrap coat is made of jacquard woven silk in a pattern of flowers in blues, taupe, and browns on a dark brown ground, with metallic gold stitching throughout. The raglan sleeves and the collar are edged in wide bands of shirred aqua blue/green velvet. Center front opening with no closures. The coat is lined in aqua blue/green velvet. No labels in garment.
Date: 1926
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of black tulle net with black sequins, black seed beads, and black and clear glass bugle beads. Sleeveless with round scoop neckline bordered in band of clear glass bugle beads in scalloped pattern. Full length. Drop waist with scallop design glass bugle bead trim; scallop design repeated at hem. Lined in black silk. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Made in France / Collette & Lucien / Paris"
Date: 1926
Creator: Collette & Lucien
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening coat

Description: Evening coat of ermine. Full length. Wrap-around silhouette with self shawl collar and wide, white fox cuffs. Two large ermine-covered buttons for fastening. Pink velvet lining with row of ermine tails at border.
Date: 1923
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of orange/tangerine silk chiffon with cut velvet in fish scale design outlined here and there with silver bugle beads. Sleeveless with round scoop neck, deep scoop in back and armholes cut to waist; all faced with silver thread braid. Straight tubular shape with drop waist. Swag of pleated self-fabric at left hip, trimmed with five rhinestone medallions. One inch (mink?) fur trim at hem. Unlined.
Date: 1928
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Brassiere

Description: Bandeau/bra of pale pink silk with lace trim and insets; tulip of lace at left breast; 1/4" ribbon straps; hook and eye closure at back; darts below bust.
Date: 1925/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Dress of black velvet. Knee to midi length. Bodice has V-neckline with wrap style opening with hidden hook and eye closures and snap closures at center left and loose lapel collar; waist is lightly gathered and has 2 darts in front and back covered with piping along with waist; short, dolman sleeves with 2.25" slightly gathered cuffs with same piping. 28" waist.
Date: 1921
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of black faille with black tulle trim and rhinestones. Sleeveless. Full-length; full skirt with black tulle trim on the hem. Asymmetric, set-in waistband. Round neck in front and low V in back. Back has a fan-like panel just below the waist that is trimmed with tulle. Neckline has a 1-1/2" band of rhinestones in sprayed design that becomes a large circle at the back waistline then fans out in a spider web-like design on the back panel. Left side closure of hook & eyes. Unlined.
Date: 1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Tomesode

Description: Kimono "tomesode" of black silk with small white heraldic Mon crests scattered across the upper garment. Inner lining of red silk printed with floral scape. Knee length; loops for fastening on both inside and outside. Single small label at inside collar: "Made in Japan".
Date: 1920/1930
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening coat

Description: Evening coat of black rayon, crepe textured jacquard. Black chiffon below fur at cuffs. Black glass beaded geometric spiral motif embellishments. The beading repeats the spiral pattern of the jacquard/damask weaving of the cloth. Rayon braid center closure; square shaped with two hook & loops. Narrow shawl collar of black rabbit fur with matching fur at cuffs. Lined in gray/green crepe. 22 inch waist.
Date: 1920
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wedding hat

Description: Cloche style hat of pink straw with mauve satin embroidered band. Donated with A) Wedding dress of ecru chiffon with embroidered net waist, collar and sleeve cuffs. Long sleeves. Two-tiered scalloped skirt. Drawstring closure at neckline ending in gold spherical beads with amber rhinestones. Ivory layer under waist embroidered net has pin tucks and matches cuffs of sleeves.
Date: 1928
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Boots

Description: Ladies black satin modified Captain Kid style boot with leather fold-down cuff and cutout design to show off stockings. Medium high knock-on heel; closure of three buttons and straps.
Date: 1920/1929
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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