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Hat

Description: Hat in modified cloche style of off-white wool felt with visor in front. Style could also be referred to helmet style. Small bow of self on small front visor. Back of brim folds up. Unlined with cream colored grosgrain headband. Designer's label on inside headband: "Adolfo / New York Paris" Stamp on inside crown: "TouTou / Body Made in Italy"
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of purple felt. The hat is visually similar to a toque, but is designed with a domed crown and a brim that turns upwards vertically, forming a high band around the crown. Around the crown is a band of purple ribbon. The hat is unlined, with a black grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Designer's label: "Adolfo II / New York Paris" Stamped inside: "100% Wool / 'Excello' / Made in U.S.A. / Geo. W. Bollman & Co., Inc."
Date: 1985~
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Knit dress

Description: Dress of ivory knit with red and black windowpane check below a black seam that circles the empire bust; upper portion and long sleeves of plain ivory knit trimmed in black. Black bow with long ties at round neckline; knee-length. Center back zipper closure; unlined.
Date: 1982
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Knit jacket

Description: ...Jacket of pink wool boucle; rounded neckline; straight sleeves with bow on 3 in cuffs; pink boucle shoulder pads; bow at front center with snap closure; 2 large hook & eyes; black satin ribbon woven around hems; patch pockets; facing is black boucle. Designer's label cb neckline: Adolfo / New York Union label at left side seam
Date: 1985/1995
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leaf-print necktie

Description: Man's necktie of navy silk jacquard in applied leaf motif of multiple foulard tie inspired patterns in shades of predominantly green and yellow. Four-in-hand style; interlined. Tipped in gray jacquard. Designer label: Adolfo
Date: 1980/1999
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Maxi coat

Description: Maxi coat of black wool knit, styled like a full-length cardigan. V-neckline, long set-in sleeves with three buttons at cuffs, center front opening with wide-spaced round buttons, fully lined in black silk. Labels: Size 10 "Adolfo / New York" "Imported Fabric'
Date: 1967
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necktie

Description: Man's necktie of black silk. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in dark purple jacquard; interlined. Designer's label: Adolfo Content label: 100% / Imported /Silk / Made in / U.S.A. / RN 22356
Date: 1965/1995
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pamela hat

Description: Pamela/Halo style hat of fine black straw. Hatband and trim on edge of brim in black straw. Headband of black grosgrain ribbon; unlined. Designer label: New York / Adolfo Réalités / Paris
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pant ensemble

Description: Pant ensemble: A) Vest of black felt jeweled in studded concentric circles of clear and gold rhinestones with large rhinestone center. Fringed hem; 12.5" long. Unlined. Designer label: Adolfo / New York Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus / Salon B) Slacks of black jersey knit. Fitted waist with hidden hook & bar; wide legs. Zippered fly closure.
Date: 1968
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Picture Hat

Description: Picture hat of navy blue horsehair material. The high, domed crown is encircled at the base by a wide band of navy blue grosgrain ribbon and has an over-sized dark blue silk flower with artificial stems and leaves set at front. The wide brim is plain, turned back on itself at the edge to form a wide band of double-thickness. When worn, the brim hangs down forming conical shape, but when laid down, brim flattens. Hat is unlined with an inner hatband of dark blue grosgrain ribbon. Designer's lab… more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sequin ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble of black wool and rayon knit (70% wool, 30% rayon) with red, gold and silver sequin trim. a) Sweater jacket. Notched collar and center front opening. Sequined collar and interior edge of opening. Unlined. Padded shoulders. Designer's label: Adolfo / New York Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus" Care/Content label. b) Skirt has slight A-line and is mid-length. Elastic waist. Deep slit at left side seam. Unlined. Designer's label: Adolfo / New York Content & Care label. c) Shell t… more
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Suit of ivory knit includes (a) jacket with round neckline. long sleeves with three buttons at cuff. Jacket is trimmed in red and navy knitted bands around edges and on the four bound pockets. The matching ivory skirt (b) is straight with a slit on the left side. also trimmed in navy and red knitted bands.
Date: 1973/1978
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Skirt suit of black bouclé wool trimmed in white satin. A) Jacket. Slightly fitted. Rounded neckline, opening and hem bordered in white satin. Center front opening of large covered snaps is trimmed with white satin bows. Hems of long sleeves bordered in white satin with matching white satin bows on faux openings. Unlined; padded shoulders. B) Skirt. Slightly A-lined with hem bordered in white satin. Elastic waist. Unlined.
Date: 1985/1995
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Skirt suit of creme knit trimmed in ivory yarn braid with three gold metallic lines and black knitted band. a) Jacket in cardigan sweater style. Five gold lion head nonfunctioning buttons trim the center front with one matching button on each of the two pockets. Straight long sleeves with three nonfunctioning matching gold lion head buttons at each cuff. Unlined. Designer label: Adolfo / New York Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus b) Matching skirt. Straight with a mock wrap around front that is tr… more
Date: 1973/1978
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Square pumps

Description: Pumps of beige snakeskin, square toe and vamp, square chunky heel. Designer label: "Adolfo / Couture / Made in Italy" Measurements: Length: 25 cm Width: 8.5cm Height: 12cm Heel: 5.5cm (2 1/4") high on axis w/cap
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Straw hat

Description: Hat of beige straw with four-gored domed crown and flat, wide brim. Underside of brim of yellow straw is curved to upper brim; rolled ribbon of self on top of crown; bow of self on underside of brim at front left. Headband of yellow grosgrain ribbon; lined in white net. Comb at front for securing hat to head. Designer label: Adolfo / New York Paris Retailer label: Amen Wardy / El Paso Texas
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wool cap

Description: Cap of ocher/dark yellow wool. Designed somewhat as a "watch cap", the hat has a high domed crown, which folds up at bottom to extends back upwards almost the entire height of the crown. Spaced top-stitching along upper edge. Unlined. Designer's label: "Adolfo II / New York Paris" Measurements: Side to Side: 22 cm Front to Back: 21 cm Height: 17 cm
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Adolfo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

"Bolla" flight attendant uniform hat

Description: Uniform hat for Braniff International Airways flight attendants.
Date: 1966
Creator: Adolfo & Pucci, Emilio, 1914-1992
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Two-piece suit of tan, lightly striped, possibly synthetic material. a) Jacket: Tailored shell with high rounded neckline. Square spread collar. Full-length set-in sleeves. The sleeves are constructed in one piece with darts at the elbows. Center front closure from the neck to hip line. Four bound buttonholes with corresponding brown tortoise shell buttons. Bound hip pockets with flaps. The jacket front is intricately pieced. Fully lined in light brown crepe. Designer's label stitched along ins… more
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Adrian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Dress of black rayon crepe in an asymmetrical design with diagonal pink rayon crepe left side shoulder and sleeve. Pink diagonal line meets under left arm with hanging pink fabric accent. High V-neckline with black fabric draping at left. Mid length skirt with draped accent down left. Two black hanging ties at left side seam waist. Long, tapered sleeves. Center back zipper closure. Unlined; shoulder pads. Designer label: Adrian / Original
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Evening dress of silk crepe for summer. The full-length dress has an A-line skirt of cocoa brown silk crepe and attached belt with pendant strap at front left. The bodice is of cream silk crepe printed with a "trompe l'oeil" ribbon motif below the rounded neckline. Darts at sides. Long, bat-wing style tapered sleeves. Center-back snap closure. Unlined. Designer's label: "Adrian / Original"
Date: 1947
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble - Cape Coat and Dress

Description: Two-piece wool tweed cape/coat street ensemble. a) Cape coat of wool tweed in three shades of plum. Long, single-breasted coat with cape attached at shoulders. Four button closure with alternating bound buttonholes and supplemented with two hook & eyes. Two small double welt pockets on yoke and two larger double welt pockets at waistline. Coat dress portion is tailored at waistline with 3/4 length sleeves. Small turndown collar. Lined in rust brown colored silk faille. Designer's label at insid… more
Date: 1947
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening Dress

Description: Evening dress of black heavy crepe with rows of looped accents at neckline, left sleeve, left hip and on draped band below left hip. Two hanging tabs from right waistline. Sheath silhouette. Pointed collar with open slit. Long sleeves with small zippers at cuffs. Full length with vent at center front. Center back zipper closure. Designer's label: "Adrian / Original"
Date: 1940
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening Dress

Description: Evening dress consisting of jacket and skirt. A) Jacket. The fitted black velvet jacket is encrusted with gold braid/ribbon in a lattice/trellis pattern over the entire surface, with added buttons, cabochons, beads, etc. lavishly sewn over the surface. The jacket has a no collar, and short capped sleeves. From the natural waist flares a peplum. The jacket has a center front closure of hooks-and-eyes. Unlined, it has built-in shoulder pads. No label in jacket. B) Straight skirt is full… more
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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