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Evening dress

Description: Evening gown of heavy, white silk brocade. Sleeveless; full length princess style. Bateau neckline with small V cut at center front. Center back zipper with snaps. Back of dress opens at waistline with 1" wide drawstring tie of self at center back which gives back of dress a bustle effect when tied. Bodice unlined; skirt lined in white silk. Designer's label at center front neckline: "Balenciaga / 10, Avenue George V. Paris" Stamped style number tag beneath designer's label: "5471"
Date: 1950
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Hat

Description: Pillbox style hat of mustard yellow dyed Persian lamb (aka astrakhan). The short, cylindrical crown has a flat, inset top of brown velvet. The hat is lined in a bronze silk(?), and has inner brown grosgrain ribbon headband. Brown elastic cord to help secure it to wearer's head.
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beret

Description: Beret of light beige or cream colored angora wool. Machine knit, hand-finished. Italian import. Label sewn inside: "Made in Italy" Measurements: 26cm diameter.
Date: 1950
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wedding purse

Description: Uzbekistan Wedding bag or purse. Cotton cloth, rectangular, with rounded base. Knitted applique band at top/opening of blue, brown, white, and gold triangular motif. Beaded fringe at top, bottom, and horizontally along mid-point. Body of bag woven with green, pink, gold, purple/magenta horizontal ombre stripes. Strap of woven yellow and dark green. Unlined. 5 ¾" wide x 8 7/8" long; 9 ½" long strap as it hangs.
Date: 1950/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wedding purse

Description: Uzbekistan Wedding bag/purse of black cotton cloth. Rectangular, opens at narrow end, with triangular flap. Edge with white beading. Three compartments, one full-length and two half-length. All-over embroidery in lengthwise bands of green lines, red, orange, blue and green curves. Lined in black linen. 4" wide x 9 ½long with flap open. No labels or tags.
Date: 1950/2010
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Uchikake

Description: Wedding uchikake (padded hemmed kimono) of pink and white polyester(?) lined in red silk. Embroidered with large chrysanthemum and sakura (cherry blossoms) in pink, white, silver, red and with large cranes in flight in red, white, and gold with blue crowns.
Date: 1950/1975
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of kid leather; white; pull-on; lined with fabric; 3/4 length (4" above wrist according to the inventory tag). Length: 28cm; Width: 12cm
Date: 1950/1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of white cotton; plain; wrist length. Length: 20cm; Width: 10cm. Designer Label: Wear Right / 100% Cotton #120 / Made in Western Germany / 7
Date: 1950/1955
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of cotton; white; "shortie" / above wrist length. Eleven scallops with round cut outs at center. Length: 23cm; Width: 12cm Attached label lists size: 7 1/2. Gloves have no size label.
Date: 1950/1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of white knit cotton. Wrist length with embroidered flowers at fingertips. Designer Label: Wear Right / Made in USA / Nu-Plex Suede Cotton Size Label: 6 1/2 Length: 20cm; Width: 11cm
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Wear Right
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necktie

Description: Man's necktie of silvery-gray polyester brocade in design of tiny squares in larger squares. Unlined, but with interfacing. Maker's label sewn to reverse near wide end: "Trevira" Measurements: Length: 127.7 cm. (50 1/4") long point-to-point. Width: 5.4 cm. (2 1/8") wide at widest.
Date: 1950/1990
Creator: Trevira
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of white cotton, hand top stitching. Length: 19.5cm; Width: 9cm Designer Label: Handseam / Made in USA No Size Label
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: Handseam
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Necktie

Description: Man's necktie of black, yellow, brown and white plaid. Measures to a width of 3 1/2" and has no lining. Designer's label reads: "Hand Woven By / McCrossen / Santa Fe, N.M." with picture of a person weaving on a loom.
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: McCrossen
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Gloves of pale yellow cotton. Pull-on; five embroidered daisy stitch flowers on wrist with curved band. Three embroidered flowers on top of hand. Length: 23cm; Width: 11cm
Date: 1950/1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of kidskin; white; wrist length; 1 1/2" opening; 1 pearl button. Size Label: 7 / Washable / Real Kid Retail Label: Made in Western Germany / Neiman-Marcus Length: 20cm; Width: 9cm
Date: 1950/1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of cotton; off-white; slip-on; running stitched upper edge resembles hemstiching; 1 tuck at center; 1/2 vertical slits above wrist; wrist length. Length: 21cm; Width: 8cm
Date: 1950/1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gloves

Description: Pair of gloves of cotton; off-white; pull-on; wrist length; 1" opening at lower; 5 vertical cross stitches down from wrist; ends in 1/4" two hole buttons. Designer Label: Grandoe / Hand Sewn in Phillipines Size Label: 7 1/2 Length: 21cm; Width: 9cm
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Grandoe
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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