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Patterned dress

Description: Dress of cream silk faille with printed red and green design of running roses. A) Daytime shirtwaist dress of cream silk faille. Peter Pan collar with ties, short slightly puffed "baby doll" sleeve. Pleated bodice. Center front opening with 6 small circular domed buttons covered in cream fabric. Full A-line skirt, below-knee length, gathered/pleated at waistband. Entire dress with thin vertical printed bands of pink and green running roses. Inner skirt of heavy tulle/net with horizontal bands … more
Date: 1952
Creator: Traina-Norell
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Felt hat

Description: Hat in modified gob hat style of muted grayish-pink felt. High domed crown with deep upturned brim. Headband of matching grosgrain ribbon; unlined. Retailer label: Titche-Goettinger Co. / Dallas
Date: 1952
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4120

Description: Simplicity pattern 4120 to make a one-piece dress with fitted bodice, shawl collar, set-in sleeves, and pleated skirt including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091

Description: Simplicity pattern 4091 to make a dress with flared skirt, fitted bodice, short or three-quarter sleeves, and rolled collar, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for McCall's Four-Color Transfer Pattern #1734

Description: McCall's pattern 1734 to make an embroidery project with violet sprays and an illustration demonstrating their applications on various home textiles, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: McCall's Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Butterick Pattern #5994

Description: Butterick pattern 5994 to make a dress and lined jacket ensemble with "new costume look," including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952/1953
Creator: Butterick Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for McCall's Four-Color Transfer Pattern #1734

Description: McCall's pattern 1734 to make an embroidery project with violet sprays and an illustration demonstrating their applications on various home textiles, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: McCall's Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Vogue Pattern #S-4300

Description: Vogue pattern S-4300 to make a one-piece dress with circle skirt, drop waist, and fitted bodice, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Vogue Pattern
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Vogue Pattern #1191

Description: Vogue pattern 1191 to make a one-piece dress with back zipper closure, high rolled collar, cuffed three-quarter sleeves, darted bodice, and hip pockets secured with buttons at top of full skirt, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Vogue Pattern
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #3886

Description: Simplicity pattern 3886 to make a dress, jacket, and vestee with pin tucks, scooped neckline, kimono sleeves, and full skirt, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091

Description: Simplicity pattern 4091 to make a one-piece dress with collar, flared skirt, and fitted bodice, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6569

Description: Butterick pattern 6569 to make a slim, one-piece casual dress with asymmetrical detail for "slimming effect," including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Butterick Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6208

Description: Envelope for a Butterick pattern to make a child's nightgown with ruffled yoke, neckline and sleeves, button front closure, and Peter Pan collar option; includes illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Butterick Pattern Company
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt

Description: Skirt of red/orange suede. Small gathers into waistband in front; 4 darts, side zipper. CB & CF seams, knee-length. Lined. Slight flare.
Date: 1952/1977
Creator: Cashin, Bonnie
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat in modified cloche style of red velour. Rolled red grosgrain ribbon hatband overlaps in back to form bow. Unlined; red grosgrain headband.
Date: 1952
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble - Sun Dress and Bolero/Jacket

Description: Daytime ensemble of khaki green cotton twill consisting of: A) Sun dress. Street-length, sleeveless, with deep rounded neckline. Skirt gathered into natural waist with attached narrow tie belt and bow of matching fabric. Center back zipper with hook & eye at back neckline and inner petersham of white grosgrain ribbon. Unlined. Designer's label at left side seam: "Adele Simpson" B) Cropped, bolero or shrug jacket of matching fabric. Embellished all-over with silver stitching "loops", the cent… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Simpson, Adele
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Halter-style dress of black wool. Below-knee-length, with wide strap running from front up and behind neck. Straight neckline at front, with very low rounded edge at back - almost to mid-back. Center front with draped effect at waist, appearing "pulled" from hips, and with central front drape. 2 large pleats from waist at back. Center back opening with 5 self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes, supplemented with hook & eye at top and two hook & eyes at waist, and with zipper under edge o… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Dior, Christian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Breton Hat

Description: Breton hat of black fur felt. The domed crown is encircled at base by a wide band of black grosgrain ribbon, with flat bow at back. The wide brim extends outwards, then curves up sharply, to about 1/3 of height of crown. The brim is faced/lined with same black fur felt. Crown is unlined, with inner black grosgrain ribbon hatband. Manufacturer's stamp inside crown: "20 % / Mohair / MAHARA / 70% Wool / Henry Pollak Inc / New York"
Date: 1952
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day Dress

Description: Day dress of gray/white print silk taffeta. Street- or tea-length, of paper silk taffeta printed with a dense design of varying sizes of small white polka dots on a gray ground. V-neckline, with bow of self just below point. 3/4 length dolman sleeves. Full skirt, cut for crinoline. Center back zipper. Designer's label: "Traina-Norell / New York"
Date: 1952
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of multi-colored straw. Based on a beret, the hat consists of a crown of finely woven straw in bands of dark blue, red, white, and dark blue. The crown is formed as a flattened sphere, surmounted by a small sphere of dark blue velvet. The hat is unlined, with an inner hatband of dark blue/black grosgrain ribbon around the inside base of the crown. Brand label sewn to inner hatband: "Lee Bury / Hats".
Date: 1952
Creator: Asbury Millinery Co. (Dallas, Texas)
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of natural colored braided straw. The hat is formed of a flat oval of braided straw, turned up at back, trimmed with a small bouquet of red and blue silk flowers. At the back of the hat, on the segment that is turned up, is applied a black velvet ribbon bow. Extending to either side from the center, beneath the flowers, are black velvet ribbons to tie the hat under the wearer's chin. Designer's label on underside of hat: "Sandy Dallas" Worn by Frances Virginia Parramore Thinnes in 1952… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Sandy of Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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