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Neiman Marcus Collection Scrapbook: Volume 1, 1905-1948

Description: Album containing catalog entries for items in the Texas Fashion Collection including a photograph of the item and text describing information known about the designer and manufacture date, provenance, and physical descriptions of the items.
Date: 1937/1948
Creator: Texas Fashion Collection
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress and stole

Description: A) Dress in red and green plaid; strapless; boning in CF and side seams only; waist seam; skirt pleats at CF, CB, and side seams; one large round patch pocket on front right side of skirt that gathers into a band at the lip of pocket; the skirt is full and cut on the bias with a red lining underlayer; the bodice is cut on the straight grain and has a gathered panel over the bust and a pleated band just under and along the side of the bust; CB zipper; B) matching belt; C) matching wrap with … more
Date: 1935/1945
Creator: Curry, Grace
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Suit of navy blue wool twill and navy blue and white houndstooth check. A) Jacket has fronts of the check and everything else is of the navy blue. V-neck with pointed collar applied, single breasted closing with 5 self covered buttons and bound buttonholes, neckline and front trimmed with a piping of red wool, princess seams, long sleeves with pointed turn-back cuffs, fully lined. Designer label: Curry's / Chicago B) Skirt straight-line, side zipper, kick pleat at back hem.
Date: 1935/1945
Creator: Curry, Grace
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wool dress

Description: Dress of navy blue wool gabardine. Square neck; long sleeves. Slight peplum at waist. Straight skirt center front closure with nine 2" and 1-and-1/2" black patent leather buckles. One buckle on cuffs of sleeves. Label at inside seam near hem: "Chas. Levy & Son / Beverly Hills / Mrs. Ben G. Sterling / Date 8/31/37 No 2001", partly filled out by typewriter on pre-printed label.
Date: August 31, 1937
Creator: Levy, Charles
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wedding ensemble

Description: (a) Wedding dress of off-white lace; floor length; train; round neckline; eight pairs of snaps and one hook and eye at left side seam; Juliet sleeve; six sets of snaps at sleeve cuffs; fitted bodice; full skirt. (b) Slip of off-white silk satin; train; rounded neckline; thin straps. (c) Oversized bow of off-white silk; four loops; cinched at middle with green string. (d) Veil. Tulle, flowers. In very poor condition, replica would need to be made for display.
Date: 1930/1935
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Floral net dress

Description: A) Dress of off-white net with floral applique and silver sequins; full length; scalloped round neck; cap sleeves; full skirt; side zipper. B) Under dress of off-white synthetic fabric with net overlay; full length; sleeveless; seamed bodice; thin straps and neckline edged with light pink organza; skirt is fitted through the waist and then flares into a full skirt; wide stiffened hem; side zipper.
Date: 1935/1939
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day dress

Description: Day dress of white organza and pale aqua cotton with floral motif embroidered. Fitted bodice with moderate square neckline, trimmed with a flat collar consisting of gathered ivory lace with three bands of twill ribbon insertion and stylized floral lace rosettes, Short puffed sleeves trimmed to match the collar, bodice gathers slightly center front into the raised waist seam, detailed waist seam positioned slightly above the natural waistline, flared. ten panel below-the-knee skirt with turned h… more
Date: 1935/1939
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Slip

Description: Knee-length. princess-line. white cotton. camisole slip. Shaped neckline with eyelet trim and eyelet shoulder straps. The shoulder straps' eyelet is stitched over white cotton twill tape. Princess-line six panel shell with turned hem. There is a 4" wide flounce of eyelet lace applied 4" above the hemline. The initials "B.H." are written in brown ink inside the back neckline. below the right shoulder strap. The slip is homemade and appears to be a petticoat from 1910-1915 that has been altered a… more
Date: 1935/1945
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Black day suit, heavy weave (wool?) Two pieces. A) Jacket, long sleeves, notched collar, faux pockets, single CF closure B) Skirt.
Date: 1935
Creator: a la Pensee, Henry
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gold Beaded Dress

Description: Dress of silver gray and gold silk and gold beads; empire waist; sleeveless; rounded V-neckline which dips low in back; snap closure on left side; bodice is silver gray with gold beads in floral motif; skirt is gold with a gold and silver belt that angles down in front; skirt has the appearance of two tiers made by folding the skirt up under itself around the knees.
Date: 1935/1939
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Dress with scarf and matching slip. A) Dress of sheer chiffon with floral print in pink, red, green, and brown; long skirt; peach lining; V-neck; flutter sleeves with shoulders cut out; flutter hem; deep V with ruffles in back. B) Slip. C) Matching scarf with ruffles
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Velvet evening dress

Description: Evening ress of white textured velvet; Idlewild ball gown; copied from a dress by Madeleine Vionnet; tiny silver beads around neckline and armholes; sleeveless; bias cut; wrap style bodice in front and back; empire waistline; flared skirt; full-length; low V neckline in front and back.
Date: 1934
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Debutante dress

Description: A: Idelwild debutante gown of white slipper satin with tulle overdress embellished with velvet flower appliques. Sleeveless. Underneath is a floor length slipper satin petticoat. B: Tie/belt of white ribbon Size 10
Date: 1938
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Evening gown of peach orange-pink georgette with leaf pattern of silver thread and rhinestone studs. Sleeveless, with off-shoulder neckline widened by use of ruffles. Deep v back with rhinestone T-strap. Natural waistline with peach velvet sash tying in bow at back w/long streamers. Full-length skirt slim to knees then flares slightly, dipping very slightly at back. Both ruffles and scalloped hem edged w/rhinestones. Fabric joined at hip indicating lowered waistline effect. Velvet sash not of s… more
Date: 1932/1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Silk dress

Description: Dress of gold metallic silk. Sleeveless; full-length; the hem curves up gently in front; slim silhouette; high neckline in front which drops to the waist in back; a red velvet sash starts at the back shoulder and drops to the waist where it forms a bow and hangs down to the hem.
Date: 1933
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of pink pearl-tone heavy silk crepe; draped; left side has a narrow shoulder strap; right side has the drape rolled and stitched onto the shoulder strap; full-length; the drape wraps around the hips of the dress and snaps onto the dress at the waistline; snaps closing the dress are hidden under drape; the right side of the hem flows up into the roll on the right shoulder. Label on front side seam: A Registered Original Design with Fashion Originators Guild Label above snaps: 370N… more
Date: 1930
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress and cape

Description: A) Evening dress of off white crepe. Shirring at bustline; fitted waist; shirring at front hip; sheer pleated chiffon at front and back. B) Cape of off white chiffon with white fur trim.
Date: 1936
Creator: Banton, Travis
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cotton jumper

Description: Jumper of knitted tan cotton yarn. Scoop neck. Empire elastic waist; Ribbon belt woven through waist line. 2 1/2" straps that tie at shoulders. Below-knee length. No label
Date: 1930/1940
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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