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Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress with black silk faille bodice and white organdy skirt. Bodice has long sleeves. Dropped waist. Center front self-covered button closure; bound buttonholes. White organdy cuffs and semi-peter pan collar. Skirt is gathered and constructed of a double layer of organdy; full A-line silhouette. Skirt is lined in cotton. Label: Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell
Date: 1948
Creator: Traina-Norell
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day suit

Description: Two-piece gray flannel daytime suit. A) Fitted jacket. Single breasted with closure of nine buttons; bound buttonholes. Two faux tri-flap pockets on the chest. long suit sleeves. Modified Peter Pan collar has points at shoulders. Front hemline has points matching collar. Lined in mauve crepe. Designer Label: Vera Maxwell / Original B) Skirt. Full length; A-lined.
Date: 1943
Creator: Maxwell, Vera
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Blouse

Description: Blouse of creme silk crepe with hand-screened figures. Long sleeved, with zippered cuffs, the shirt has a convertible collar and center front opening with three carved circular mother of pearl (simulated?) buttons and one small circular mother of pearl button at collar. The shirt is hand-screened with figures reminiscent of Minoan/archaic Greek figures, including men, women, dolphins, and figures in horse-drawn chariots. Most figures embellished with lines of sequins in complimentary colors, wo… more
Date: 1944
Creator: Leser, Tina
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cape

Description: Cape of black, gray, and off-white wool tweed with 5" collar. Single button closure at collar (button missing). 8.5" x 13" panels on front either side next to 12" arm slits with 1 self-covered button each. Lined in dark gray silk. Knee-length. Designer's label: "Balenciaga / 10, Avenue George V. Paris"
Date: 1941
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Pouch - Turkish Festival Outfit

Description: Pouch. Orange cotton pouch, rounded at bottom. Suspended by gold metallic cord. Edged with metallic thread lace. The surface of the pouch is embroidered with various colors of metallic embroidery, mostly chain-stitch. Lined in orange cotton.
Date: 1940/1960
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Ensemble

Description: Cocktail ensemble of heavy black silk faille, consisting of: A) Dress. Long dress, sleeveless, narrow straps, rounded neckline, higher in front. Slightly raised waist. Left side zipper. Very full skirt gathered into waist. Designer's label at inside skirt side seam: "Traina-Norell / New York" B) Jacket. Waist length jacket with rounded collar, short, highly puffed "pumpkin" sleeves which gather into shoulders. Center front opening with four black covered buttons. Flares from waist. De… more
Date: 1948
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Daytime Dress

Description: Daytime dress in modified shirtwaist/sheath style of black jersey wool. Sleeveless with padded shoulders and wide, notched collar. Street length. Center front opening with 6 large, clear, modified emerald cut rhinestone buttons and bound buttonholes. One-inch wide self fabric tie belt attached at sides. Small patch pockets at sides, below waist. Unlined. Combined retailer/designer's label at inside left seam near hem: "Neiman-Marcus dallas / Traina-Norell"
Date: 1944
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble - Blouse, Skirt, Belt, Purse

Description: Cocktail or dinner dress ensemble of pale blue/green satin brocade with design of acanthus and thistle/leaf in dark green and golden yellow, consisting of: A) Blouse. Short sleeves with 2" rolled cuffs and shawl collar. Center front opening has 4 self-covered buttons above waist, and 6 hook-and-loops below waist on peplum for securing into skirt. Fitted seaming and pleats centered on waist. Unlined. Label inside top at left side seam: "Made in France / Christian Dior / Paris" and stamped on … more
Date: 1949
Creator: Dior, Christian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening Dress

Description: Evening dress of champagne peau de soie. Princess style. Sweetheart neckline in front, with small horizontal pleats at front left and right princess seaming at upper part of bust; back neckline is low and rounded. 1-1/2 inch wide shoulder straps that split in front to form an inverted Y, with horizontal band of same fabric at dividing point. Natural waist. Skirt is below knee length, at at hips has three almost horizontal bias folds which extend to from hip center back and join to form bow; l… more
Date: 1948/1952
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Ensemble - Bodice and Skirt

Description: Cocktail ensemble of mauve damask satin with woven pattern of small flowers consisting of: A) Bodice/top. Sleeveless, with 1" shoulder straps and 3" fold around neckline. Left side zipper opening from bottom to almost neckline. Unlined. B) Skirt, of matching fabric with scattered groups of "smoked"? sequins. Floor length, A-line, with wide, 3" waistband. Center back zipper. Unlined.
Date: 1949
Creator: Leibert, Dorine
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of pink straw. The open crown is of woven pink straw, as is the wide oval brim. At the front of the hat is a cluster of artificial flowers in pink velvet and green fabric. The hat is unlined, with two inner hatbands of grosgrain ribbon at the base of the crown - one band pink, the other of cream. Designer's label sewn to inner hatband: "3410 Oak Lawn / Bernie A. Cahn / Dallas, Tex" Accompanied by a single short hatpin with a tan straw woven head.
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Cahn, Bernie A.
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of navy blue straw. The cylindrical crown is flattened at top. Around the sides of the crown are wide band of grosgrain ribbon, almost as wide as the side of the crown. The ribbon is embellished with maroon red satin "dots", affixed to the ribbon. At the side, towards the back, the ribbon has two short trailing ends extending outwards. The brim is very narrow, of the same straw as the crown. The hat is lined with dark blue mesh, and has an inner hatband of dark blue grosgrain ribbon a… more
Date: 1948
Creator: Mr. D
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Hat of white straw. The low, domed crown is of finely woven white straw, encircled around the base with a wide band of red velvet ribbon, trimmed with gold braid along top edge. At the back, left side, the ribbon has an extended trailing end. At the front, the gold braid runs down the velvet ribbon in two strands, and crosses the brim to attach to a red velvet heart shape which is embellished with borders of pearls and braid, and a central heart shape made of gold bullion braid. The brim of… more
Date: 1947
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening gown

Description: Evening gown of seafoam green/blue nylon taffeta floor length gown with basque to hip line accented by circular cut peplum. Ting rolled shoulder straps, circular band at top of low cut waist over arm. Very full gored skirt. Trimmed with lining of peach taffeta. Size 16
Date: 1947
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Three-piece skirt suit

Description: Beige wool plaid three piece suit. A) Jacket with grey square pattern and long sleeves; lined. narrow, pointed collar. center front opening with 4 buttons to close B) Vest with grey square pattern and six round buttons down the front in twos; C) Matching knee-length skirt
Date: 1948
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: A) Evening dress of rose/pale pink/pale mauve crepe-back satin charmeuse. Inspired by Chinese Cheongsam-style garments, the dress is full-length, slim fitted, with slight standing collar fastened with hidden hook & loop. Sleeveless, the dress has front opening from throat to slightly below right shoulder, secured with three large rhinestone set circular brass(?) buttons. Very slightly raised waist with triangular "flap", open and hanging down from center front to right hip. From just below hip … more
Date: 1940
Creator: Maurice Rentner
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Maternity ensemble

Description: Maternity ensemble consisting of: A) Jacket-style top of brown wool plaid with cream and light blue. Shawl collar, with squared front neckline. Center front double-breasted opening having two vertical rows of 5 domed self-covered buttons, and 2 hidden snaps at top. Long sleeves. Flaps at hips simulating pockets. Built-in shoulder pads. Unlined. Designer's label at center back neckline: "[logo] Page Boy / Dallas" B) Kangaroo style skirt of brown cotton(?)twill. Mid-calf-length, with slight A-… more
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Page Boy Maternity
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Banda

Description: Man's Banda (Sash). Handwoven cotton on a backstrap loom, plain weave, red with jaspe (ikat) striping, loose knotting at the ends.
Date: 1940/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Sash

Description: Wide sash of red-brown, ivory, and indigo blue cotton. Backstrap loomed cotton warp faced plain weave with warp ikat design with diamonds in the center and linear, repeating pattern on either side. Hand twisted and knotted fringe. Approx 11" wide.
Date: 1940/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: A) Afternoon or tea/garden party dress of white organdy cotton with three rows of alençon lace separated by two rows of pin tucks. Natural waist gathers at attached cummerbund style belt/sash of pink satin. Full length; scooped, bound neckline. Short puffed sleeves are elasticized at the shoulders. Left side zipper closure. Bodice lined in ivory silk crepe; skirt unlined. Embroidered label at zipper: "Ann" B) Separate petticoat of matching organdy cotton lined in ivory silk crepe. Closure of t… more
Date: 1949
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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