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Dinner Dress

Description: Formal dinner dress of black wool crepe and lavender satin. Bodice of lavender satin with short, puffed sleeves and low rounded neckline in front, higher in back. Sleeves with elastic gathering at openings. Front of bodice with vertical gathers. Back with open slit and lavender satin drawstring closure at neckline. Empire waist. Skirt of black wool crepe, full-length. Center back zipper in skirt begins at join to bodice where bodice is slit. Unlined. Combined designer's/retailer's label … more
Date: 1948
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner Dress

Description: Dinner dress of black silk taffeta. Sleeveless. Jewel neckline with binding that forms tie in back. Zipper closure at center back extending below waist with hook & eye at neckline and snap at bottom. Pleated bodice and skirt with with non-pleated waist block. Tea length. Unlined with petersham of black grosgrain ribbon fastened with hook & eye.
Date: 1960
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of navy silk faille. Criss cross off the shoulder forms V-shaped neckline; short sleeves. Draped skirt; short. Attached belt with bow at left front. Label: 9034/S89
Date: Spring 1989
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of black chiffon with cape trimmed in maribou feathers. Dress is shift style with deep U-shaped back; street length. Standing collar gives halter neckline effect. Cape attaches at collar and front shoulders. Closure of two self-covered buttons and loops at back neckline with zipper at center back. Lined in matching black chiffon. White grosgrain label at hem: 1966 Tag attached to dress: Trigere / Mu92 / H3 / 1972
Date: 1972
Creator: Trigère, Pauline
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of black silk shantung. Ballerina length. Short, two-piece sleeve with high top puff. Narrow surplice neckline on bodice with notched lapel. Contoured inserted waistband. Side slit pockets. Center back zipper closure. Bodice lined in black taffeta; skirt lined in black organza. Designer label: Galanos Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: A) Dinner dress of black silk crepe. Full length; pink satin lining on roll collar. Pink satin panels at bust and waist overlaid with black scrolled lace trim. Long dolman sleeves. Center back zipper closure; unlined. Designer label: Howard Greer / Beverly Hills B) Contour belt of matching black crepe backed in black leather.
Date: 1958
Creator: Greer, Howard
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner ensemble of black alençon lace with picot edges. a) Dress. Constructed with attached hip length overblouse of black lace lined in black net. Blouse has bracelet length dolman sleeves and center back hidden snap closure; snaps around interior of bateau neckline for securing shawl to dress. Black chiffon underdress has bottom tier, straight, below knee length skirt of black lace. Center back zipper closure on under dress. Lined in black mousseline. b) Matching lace cape. Elbow length wit… more
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress. Sweetheart bodice of black sequins with nude spaghetti straps and black voile overlay with black satin revers neckline and cap sleeves. Black crepe skirt is street length and pleated at front waist. Center back zipper on skirt and hook&eyes on back of collar. Designer Label: Howard Greer / Custom Original B) Contour belt covered in black silk with rectangular, self-covered buckle.
Date: 1965
Creator: Greer, Howard
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Short dinner dress of fuchsia silk metallic chiffon. Boat neckline. Shoulder pads. Long set-in sleeves with gathering at cap and at seam to cuff. Wide fitted cuffs with closure of four large covered buttons and button loops of self fabric. Rectangular insert at left front. Pleating in dress surrounding rectangular insert creates draped effect. Centered zipper at back. Designer label: "Scaasi / Boutique"
Date: Spring 1981
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Formal dinner dress of black crepe. Full length. Long sleeves have wide elbow cuffs of orange crepe; orange crepe continues from elbow to wrist; zippered wrists. Square neckline bound in black net at bottom; neckline forms very light revers at sides. Drop waist gathers in front and forms draped gathered panels in back which join at the center back. Center back hook & eye closure on bodice with zipper below waist. Unlined; padded shoulders. Designer label: Howard Greer / Custom Original
Date: 1947
Creator: Greer, Howard
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Evening/dinner dress of black silk crepe. Jewel neckline; short sleeves with top vent and closure of two black buttons and bound buttonholes. Underarm inserted panel extends to waist; side closure of three black buttons and bound buttonholes. Full length skirt with front wrap panel and trimmed with rolled bow/fabric gathering at hip. Skirt wrap and hem bound in black satin. Flap pocket bound in satin at front left hip under skirt wrap with closure of two matching buttons and bound buttonholes. … more
Date: 1950/1975
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress in sheath style of yellow linen. Applied foliate and scrolling yellow chiffon appliqués with scattered bugle beaded detailing, and with embroidered flower heads in shades of yellow and cream with central rhinestones and beaded radiating detailing. Knee-length; sleeveless; deep rounded neckline. Fitted bust, pleated from waistline. Center back zipper with hook and eye at top. Short pleat from bottom hem up 5" on each side. Partially lined in yellow chiffon. Retailer's label inside … more
Date: 1950/1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of black hammered silk satin. Off the shoulder sweetheart neckline with elbow length sleeves. Knee length. Bandage wrapped style of pleating covering entire dress. Center back zipper closure. Designer label: "Scaasi / Boutique"
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of black velvet. Scoop neck with decoration of cut-out, vandyke points. Long sleeves with points matching neckline; inserted empire waistline. Full length gathered skirt. Center back zipper closure; lined in black silk. Designer label: Elinor Simmons / for / Malcolm Starr
Date: 1977/1979
Creator: Simmons, Elinor
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner dress

Description: A) Dinner dress of pink textured brocade in a floral motif, with scattered silver threads within the pattern. Knee-or slightly below length. Rounded neckline with bow at left side. Long sleeves. Designer's label in lower part: "Adele Simpson" Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Silver Key / Neiman-Marcus" B) Wide black satin belt with rhinestone set rectangular buckle pave set with rhinestones.
Date: 1966
Creator: Simpson, Adele
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner ensemble

Description: Dinner ensemble of black alençon lace with picot edges. a) Overblouse of black lace. Wide neckline is bound in black satin which extends to from a tie at the V-shape opening. Waist length; ¾ sleeves. Left and right side zipper closures; unlined. b) Dress of black crepe under black lace. Empire waistline; strapless with nude net straps (for hanging?). A-lined, below knee length lace overdress has 6 1/2" black satin border at hem. Attached black lace under slip purchased separately. Boned bodice… more
Date: 1975/1979
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dinner Gown

Description: Dinner gown of red velvet. The full-length dress is of deep red velvet, embroidered in black to form an all-over pattern of "fish scales". Neckline is rounded, higher in front than back, and has full-length sleeves with a modified leg-of-mutton effect at the shoulders and zipper closures at wrists. The bodice is seamed, and has a natural waistline. The neckline, waistline, and upper part of sleeves/shoulders are edged in black cording/braid. Skirt is slightly gathered into the waistline br… more
Date: 1966
Creator: Maxwell, Vera
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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