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Evening ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble of coat and dress. A) Jacket of white mink fur. Long set-in sleeves. Waist length. Center front opening with two large covered hook & eyes. Lined in yellow silk crepe with body of jacket lined in extra layer of silk organza. Designer label: "Arnold Scaasi" Handwritten style number(?) tag pinned at inside right: "1043" B) Detachable cuffs for jacket of yellow silk crepe under yellow silk organza encrusted with rhinestones, bugle beads and plastic mirrored triangles. C) Detac… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wrap dress

Description: Belted wrap dress a) Wrap dress of lime green polyester/cotton blend. Sleeveless; ruffled opening and hem. Knee length. Interior tie closure. Designer label: Bill Blass Size/content tag. b) Tie belt of matching fabric. Rectangular; 1 1/2" wide.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Blass, Bill
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leather pumps

Description: Women's pumps of yellow patent leather. Designed with squared toe with plain uppers, the 1 1/2" high black patent leather heels have an inlay of concentric rectangles of alternating navy blue, green, orange, and red leather. Lined in cream leather. Designer Label (Left shoe): "Herbert Levine" Retailer's Label (Right shoe): "Amen Wardy / El Paso, Texas" Handwritten notation inside shoe: "7 1/2 M / 16887" Measurements: Length: 26.5 cm Width: 8 cm Height: 9 cm Heel: 4.5 cm / 1.5 in
Date: 1970/1977
Creator: Levine, Beth, 1914-2006
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Shoes

Description: Pair of woman's shoes of pearlized plastic fabric. Designed with a squared toe, the shoes are lined in silver leather, and have square heels covered in same silver leather. Designer's label in left shoe: "Herbert Levine" Retailer's label in right shoe: "Amen Wardy / El Paso Texas" Handwritten note inside shoe: "7 1/2 M / 26753"
Date: 1970/1977
Creator: Levine, Beth, 1914-2006
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pumps

Description: Pair of pumps of black leather and leopard skin. Designed with square toes, the shoes have black leather uppers and a 2" wide rectangular band of leopard skin extending from toe to instep, forming a tongue. Squared heel is covered with black leather, and tapers to base. Designer's label inside: "Herbert Levine" Written inside: "9a / 32701 / 11-857"
Date: 1970/1977
Creator: Levine, Beth, 1914-2006
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Print caftan

Description: A) Caftan style dress of bright multicolor patterned translucent chiffon. The full-length dress has a straight, sheath shape, with a jewel neckline and long handkerchief-style sleeves which extend past hem and open at forearm. The sheath is two layers of fabric with the pattern skillfully aligned, while the sleeves are one. Centered zipper at center back, slip-stitched in, extending from neckline to just below waist, with a single hook-and-eye closure at neckline. Both layers are folded up into… more
Date: 1970
Creator: Cardin, Pierre
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pintuck dress

Description: Shirt dress of dark blue wool crepe, center pussy bow collar, detachable white cotton pointed collar, center front button placket with large dark buttons with gold frames and crests, yoke to above bust, vertical pintuck panels from above bust to low hip at front and back, long set in sleeves with detachable white cotton cuffs, straight silhouette, lined with dark blue silk. Label: Ben Reig New York. b) Belt of black patent leather with gold-tone metal filigree buckle
Date: 1970
Creator: Reig, Ben
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leather shoes

Description: Pumps of mottled brown and black polished leather. Designed with squared toes, the shoes are brown along the sides, with black and lighter tan lines running from toe to instep. Across instep is applied plaque of same leather with scrolling ends. Squarish heel, which tapers slightly to base. Designer's label: "Herbert Levine" Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus" Handwritten inside: "6a / 14176 / 2.4243.8L"
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Herbert Levine, Inc.
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Jersey jumpsuit

Description: Lounging pantsuit of orange polyester. Very wide, bell shaped legs. Halter top style bodice with peplum and tie half-belt/sash. Center front hidden zipper closure.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Rompollo, Dominic
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Draped dress

Description: Light blue crepe knit evening gown. Straps cross in front and straighten in back to create a keyhole at the chest. Empire waist with a 7.5" attached belt of self fabric; slightly gathered at waist. Sheath style skirt, slight flaring. Center back zipper closure with single hook and eye. 22" waist. Designer label: Care label under. No visible Size label, maybe cut out.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Harp, Holly
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Dress of full-length of black jersey. Long sleeves with three hook-and-loop closures. Deep v-neck. Center front opening zipper to waist and snaps and concealing bow. Collar cuffs, bow, and hem with wide bands of stitching. Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Noriko / Chicago"
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Noriko
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Floral ensemble

Description: A) Dress of fine, translucent white organdy with woven-in satin flowers in lime green, red, black, purple, and white. Low scoop neck, long sleeves with piped cuffs, set-in waistband edged in piping, full length gathered skirt. Center back zipper. Lined in white, attached at neckline and waist, providing an inner skirt effect behind the translucent outer fabric. B) Scarf made of a triangle of self material, edged in green and white piping.
Date: 1970/1975
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt ensemble

Description: A) Jacket of grey wool double faced in grey/brown plaid wool. Round neck; long sleeves. Six buttons at center front closure. Designer Label: Arnold Scaasi B) A-line skirt of grey/brown plaid wool with center front pleat. Knee length. C) Blouse of grey/brown plaid wool with round neck. Darts at waist; short sleeves.
Date: 1970/1985
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Print dress

Description: Full-length multi-colored chiffon print evening dress. dark pink/rose, purple, blue, light green, & orange with 1-1/2 inch woven gold metallic circles. Round neck. Long full sleeves with 5 knife pleats down from arms hole to elbow. Fitted bodice. Attached 2 inch wide blue velvet belt, with 8 inch wide bow at CF, tails at 33 inches long. Has 21 inch back zipper and knife-pleated skirt. Fully lined in dark rose silk(?). Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1970/1975
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Print dress

Description: A) Royal blue silk dress w/dobby weave & white leaf, resist print. Oval neck w/3/4 inch binding & 3-1/4 inch ruffle gathered towards dress. Slightly gathered sleeves, w/3/4 inch binding and 1-1/2 inch ruffle gathered at ends. Eleven 3/8 inch pearl buttons down entire center back of dress. Knee length. Designer Label: Adele Simpson B) Matching tie belt is 3/4 inch x 30 inches long. Size 6. Care label: Dry Clean Only. Union Made. USA
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Simpson, Adele
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Suede ensemble

Description: Woman's two piece suit of bright violet blue suede. A)Jacket styled with two piece convertible collar and center front opening with two round covered buttons; curved lower edge. Full sleeves with tucked caps and ruffled cuffs with suede bow and tie and rosette of beading at knot. Princess seams front and back bodice. Swirled line of glass bugle and round beads in colors (includes blue, pink, and bronze tones) from one side front to other, behind neckline. Beading also at rosettes behind collar… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Grimes, Barbara
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Belted dress

Description: a) Dress of light orange or peach polyester, full length, jewel neckline, bracelet-length dolman sleeves, natural waistline with ultrasuede cummerbund-style yoke, full skirt, center back opening with short zipper and three small snaps creating keyhole effect and button at back neckline, unlined. b) Belt of light orange ultrasuede matching dress yoke.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Rodgers, Shannon
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pants ensemble

Description: Multi-colored ensemble. A) Multi-colored (pink, yellow, orange, black) plaid linen (?) jacket. Long sleeved, 2in rolled cuffs, a pocket of either side, open front, lined in white B) Boat-necked blouse of similar abstract color to the jacket. knit. Long sleeves C) Pink straight-leg pants, hook/eye closures.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Laug, André
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Embroidered dress

Description: Floor-length dress of gauze with all-over embroidered design of pink and green flowers and leaves. Wide green silk band at hem, narrower band at collar and as belt just below bust with bow at back. Center back zipper closure with three hook-and-eyes at collar. Two side pockets. Fully lined in off-white gauze. Retailer's label: "Silver Key / Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Neiman-Marcus
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Culotte pant ensemble

Description: Jumpsuit of color block black and light pink heavy woven fabric. Light pink narrow triangular pattern pieces radiating from a fabric rosette of self at center front shallow v-neckline widening gradually to the bottom hem of the wide-legged pants, offset by black pattern pieces on the bias creating the neckline, cap sleeves, loose silhouette with slight fit at waistline, center front and back seams, back with low v and center back zipper, fully lined in black. Label: Estevez.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Estevez, Luis
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Shift dress

Description: Shift style dress of red plaid polyester knit with navy blue mock turtleneck collar and long sleeves. Pleat down center front of dress. Below knee length. Center back zipper closure. Unlined. Designer's label: "McMullen" Cleaning instructions tag at base of designer label.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Phillips, Alan
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Suede dress

Description: Southwestern style dress of blue beaded suede trimmed in gold striped leather. Sleeveless. Wide rounded neckline has 5-1/2” scalloped ruffle. Bodice beaded in butterfly motif. V-shaped yoke at front waist is beaded in pink rose and vine motif. Lower skirt trimmed in beads and abalone. Flounce on lower skirt is scalloped and punched. Center back zipper. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Gossamer Wings"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Grimes, Barbara
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Maxi dress

Description: Maxi dress of knit polyester of purple and black blocks. Full-length, bias cut. Bodice of purple, with princess seaming. Long sleeves, left one with black polyester "cuff" ca. 6" long. Full skirt, the wearer's left of black, the right of purple. Center back zipper. Designer's label at inside: "Mad Whirl / California"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Mad Whirl
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leather shoes

Description: Pair of black patent leather "pilgrim style shoes". Designed with a pointed toe that is squared off at tip, the shoes have a black patent leather upper, the instep panel extending up to form a large tongue. Set across instep is a large silver "C" shape simulating a buckle. The chunky heel tapers to base. Inside stamp illegible. Handwritten inside: "6 AA 745" Measurements: Length: 22 cm. Width: 8 cm. Height: 13 cm. Heel: 6.5 cm. (2 1/2") high on axis with cap.
Date: 1970/1979
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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