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Cocktail coat
Cocktail/evening coat of dark gray moire faille with crystal marquise rhinestone buttons. Large, fold-over collar. Side slit pockets have large pointed tab detail pointing front and back with matching marquise rhinestone button. Mid-length; raglan sleeves. Lined in golden yellow silk satin. Coat has several labels and tags: At lower left inside near hem is a wide white grosgrain ribbon with hand-written note "MO22 / 1950". At mid-left inside at hip/waist is wide satin tag with hand-written note "1950 [stamped in red] / Trigere Museum Collection / MO22". Safety-pinned to sleeve are two tags: One smaller one partly filled-out by hand: "Neiman-Marcus / 865 / Sample / Cost 1000 / Dept. 50-9 / Retail 2000", with hand-written note on back: "MO22 / MO29". Larger tag printed, partly filled out with typewriter: "Special / Style MO22 / Size [blank] / Color [blank] / Order No. [blank] / Date [blank] / Remarks Neiman-Marcus / Award - 1950", typed on back: "Grey Moire Coat / 1950".
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress of yellow and orange silk chiffon. Fitted bodice of horizontal, loosely pleated yellow chiffon has two orange, horizontal stripes at waist and above. Double, spaghetti style shoulder straps. Inner support with boning and petersham. Skirt is composed of under layers coral pink and yellow silk and outer layers of orange and yellow chiffon, creating a full appearance. Mid-length; zip-back and hook & eye closure. Retailer's label at left side seam: "Neiman-Marcus"
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress of pale champagne silk chiffon crepe.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a purple dress with heavily beaded, asymmetric V-shaped neckline and elbow length sleeves. Waistline of knee length, straight skirt has high, V-shaped insert to left armscye.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or evening dress. Color sketch illustrates dress with halter neckline crossing the bodice. Ruched bodice and waist. Gathered, A-line skirt has wrap detail at hips matching the bodice; below knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with wide, off the shoulder straps. Sides of bodice fold over top of bodice. Center front panel of bodice shows applied floral accents with designer's note "made / from same / material". Belted waist; A-line, knee length, gathered skirt. Designer's initials at bottom left hem of dress: "LW". Handwritten number "3" in upper right hand corner of sketch.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Color sketch of pink dress with halter neckline detail over sweetheart bodice. Dropped, V-shaped waist with top tier of skirt gathered into hips. Full, A-lined skirt; knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a silver dress. Main body of knee length dress is lace; off the shoulder neckline with elbow length sleeves. Yoke detail at shoulders form points on tops of sleeves and borders left side asymmetric closure; matching hip detail forms a tie at left hip. Designer's handwritten note at bottom right states "lace and silk". Fabric swatch at upper left hand corner. Designer's initials at feet of model.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Outline sketch shows the front view of a tunic style dress with asymmetric overskirt. Asymmetric neckline extends to form capped sleeve on right.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length view of a 1920s inspired dress in straight, dropped waist style. Scrolled design on main body of dress extends to long sleeves. Strapless neckline; below knee length. Designer's signature at ankles of model.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates white dress with black dots and black trim accents. Bracelet length dolman sleeves with cuffs. Surplus neckline with oversized rolled collar in opposite colors. Black trim around hips drapes or is inserted down right side of dress. Straight, below the knee skirt. Designer's note on sketch states "trim [from?] wool" and designer's signature at bottom of sketch: "Lilli Wolff".
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates fitted dress in white with black dots and trimmed in black. Surplus bodice bordered in black which extends down right side of dress; high, possibly tubular collar. Bracelet length dolman sleeves with cuffs matching right side trim.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/evening dress. Color sketch in lilac purple. Halter neckline; shirred at hips; full, below the knee skirt. Outline of back view to left of full front view.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch in gray illustrates side view of dress with loop accents from back yoke to waist and skirt loop accents from hips to under side of hem. Full, bracelet length sleeves. Faint outline sketch shows front view of dress with princess seams. Knee length straight skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with A-line skirt and off the shoulder neckline. Lace on right side of bodice continues to form left shoulder; matching lace detail on left hip of skirt. Outline sketch for different dress on back with multiple designer notes.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with sleeveless, V-shaped neckline and gathered shoulders. Inserted waist with large floral applique. Gathered, knee length skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a pink dress with shoulder straps crossing the bodice. Gathered, knee length skirt has an asymmetric overskirt.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress with full, A-line skirt accented in black bands. Asymmetric neckline with matching band over left shoulder. Below knee length. Designer's note on fabric content at legs of models; designer's signature at hem of dress.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Colored sketch in purple. Trimmed bateau neckline; bracelet length sleeves. Straight skirt with wrapped skirt seam accents; inverted V-shaped waistline. Below knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates fitted dress trimmed in applied floral rows. Asymmetric neckline is bordered in matching floral appliques and drapes over right shoulder. Below knee length. Designer's handwritten notes at right of sketch and signature at bottom left hem of dress. Sketch is mounted on burgundy colored paper.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with strapless neckline. Ruched bodice gathers at center front and is trimmed with ornate detail. Matching asymmetric ruching over hips. Knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail dress. Color sketch of dark gray dress with surplus, off-the-shoulder neckline with lace/ruffle trim across the right side. Fitted bodice appears of lace/fabric matching neckline trim with matching drape accent down right hip. Full, gathered below knee skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with wide, off the shoulder neckline and short sleeves. Top of bodice and sleeves show open work scrolls with designer's note "silvered". Belted waist; A-line, knee length, gathered skirt. Designer's initials at bottom left hem of dress: "LW". Handwritten number "4" in upper right hand corner of sketch. Swatches of blue fabric attached at upper left hand corner of sketch.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with off the shoulder neckline and inserted shoulder straps; narrow elbow length sleeves. Princess seams. Below the knee skirt appears straight with two inserted, fan-shaped draped panels at hips.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Color sketch of beige dress with bateau neckline; short sleeves. Surplus bodice appears to wrap and insert at center front bustline. Straight, below the knee skirt also appears to wrap and insert at left hip.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates front view of a knee length dress with inserted side panels; elbow length sleeves match side inserts. Bateau neckline.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress with square neckline and narrow shoulder straps. A-line, gathered skirt in ombre pink and white has accent at right hip. Designer's signature at center of hem.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates dress in pink accented in black floral appliques. Surplus neckline with elbow length sleeves; right sleeve is trimmed to match floral accents on wrapped, A-line skirt. Below knee length. Designer's signature at model's ankles.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Outline sketch illustrates the front view of a sheath style dress with applied loop accent down the left side. Jewel neckline; knee length; bracelet length sleeves.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch of white dress with wide, U-shaped neckline; sleeveless; trimmed empire waist. Release pleats on knee length skirt reveal trim matching waistband. Cape accent down back.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with asymmetric V-shaped neckline. Neckline is designed with draped left shoulder matching main body of dress and right shoulder matching bodice and circular accent on skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Black line, outline sketch illustrates front and back views of sheath style dress with inserted looped drapes at hips and gathered band forming neckline accent from waist to around back of neck. Designer's initials at ankles of front view sketch.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a dress with sweetheart neckline and ruffle trim. Dropped, asymmetric waistline is ruched down left side of dress. Knee length, tightly pleated/gathered A-line skirt. Designer's handwritten note at right side states " 3 colors taffeta". Designer's signature at feet of model.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with sleeveless, V-shaped neckline. Empire waist. Scalloped detail from neckline to hips releases to form two fan shaped accents at the hem.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the side view of a dress with an off the shoulder neckline and long sleeves. Straight, below the knee skirt. Back detail shows sheer draped panels from shoulders and hips. Designer's signature at base of illustration.
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of black crepe with diamond-shaped sequined accent pattern at neckline. Neckline accent is backed in tan fabric with black mousseline net in diamond cutouts. Below knee length; elbow length sleeves. Angled release pleats at front waist. Center back zipper closure; unlined. Designer Label: Howard Greer / Beverly HiIls
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of black net with salmon pink embroidered polka dots. A-lined silhouette. Sweetheart neckline with spaghetti straps; scooped back. Below knee length. Skirt has gathered black net under layers and is trimmed with a 5" high black satin bow at center front knee area. Bodice lined in black taffeta; body lined in black crepe; skirt lined in net. Center back zipper closure; black grosgrain petersham. Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of magenta silk taffeta. Asymmetrical draping from left to right forms a bow with a gather at the fitted waist and gives a wrapped skirt effect to hemline. Bracelet length sleeves; wide collar opens at front to expose U-shaped neckline. Left side zipper closure; unlined. No labels.
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of red silk. Sleeveless; knee length. Wide scooped neckline with horizontal folds at bust. High waistline is piped. Skirt is slightly A-lined with wrap around on the right which forms folds at the right waistline. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Lined in red silk faille. Designer's label at center back to left of zipper: "Ceil Chapman"
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress of dark navy blue silk satin. Strapless with fitted bodice. Open pleats over bust with mock bow and attached 14'' wide stole lined with silk organza which drapes over right shoulder and down back. Straight skirt with small inverted pleats at each hip bone, 23 1/2'' long from waist. Center back 24'' zipper closing with hook and eye at top and waist line. French netting, boned bustier with black grosgrain ribbon and hook & eye closure on inside. Skirt is lined to hip front and back with navy taffeta. Designer's label at center front bottom of bustier: "Christian Dior Original / Made In U.S.A. / Christian Dior - New York, Inc. / Trademark" Retailer's label to left of designer's label: "Neiman-Marcus"
Cocktail dress and jacket
Cocktail dress of tan taffeta. A) Jacket. Collarless neckline with L-shaped lapels forming deep V-shape. Long sleeves with 2.5" cuffs. Closure of single button covered in bronze bugle beads and bound buttonhole. Peplum waist. Unlined; shoulder pads. B) Dress. Three-gored skirt gathers at high waist. Street length. Strapless with 1/2" ties forming a V at center front of bodice and tying at the back neckline. Top of bodice is trimmed with scrolled band of bronze bugle beads. Center back zipper closure. Unlined.
Cocktail Ensemble
Design for cocktail or dinner skirt ensemble. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a ensemble with a tunic inspired blouse with asymmetric hemline, bracelet length sleeves, wide rounded neckline and scrolled accent down left side. Scroll detail continues into wrapped, knee length skirt.
Cocktail Ensemble
Design for cocktail or dinner ensemble. Color sketch illustrates the front and back views of a skirt ensemble with ornately trimmed jacket and gathered skirt with tightly pleated back.
Cocktail Ensemble
Design for cocktail or dinner ensemble. Color sketch in red and black illustrates the front view of dress with strapless neckline and neck detail in black continuing across top of bodice and down the left side of the dress. Second view shows dress with matching cape. Designer's note between the two sketches.
Cocktail Hat
Hat of beaded, printed silk. The cocktail hat is of silk printed in an abstract foliage design in greens, reds, purples, yellows, white, and brown. It is heavily beaded, with small pale green square beads, oblong dark green beads, oblong and circular white beads, and tan flat sequins. All beads appear to be wooden. The crown is formed as an irregular dome, and has no brim. The hat is lined in gold cloth, and has two small plastic combs attached to either side of the inside of the crown to help secure the hat to the wearer's head. Designer's label sewn inside crown: "Irene of New York". Retailer's label sewn inside crown: "Neiman-Marcus / Salon"
Cocktail hat
Cocktail hat of pink velvet cocktail hat with rhinestones and silver trim. Hatpin with head of matching pink velvet. Headband of pink grosgrain ribbon and white lace; lined in "Mr. John" printed fabric. Combs at sides for securing hat to head. Designer's label: Mr. John
Cord purse
Clutch of dark chocolate 2" corded crochet, gimp rosettes over satin. Zipper closure with gimp rosette detailed zipper pull. Lined in brown/black satin; two slip pockets divided into object sections. No labels or markings. Measurements: 37cm L, 20cm H, 2cm W
Costume
Signed design for dance or theater costume. Color sketch illustrates front view of costume with asymmetric skirt. Right sleeve opens at elbow and drapes to attach at wrist; bare left arm is draped with scarf attached at the shoulder. Blue scarf or headdress on head of model. Designer's signature at hem of skirt.
Costume
Design for stage costumes. Color sketch in red and white illustrates three full length, chorus line female figures. Tops on costumes have asymmetric neckline with structured lapel on left shoulder which wraps around the neck to form a collar. Asymmetric hem forms a short tail in back. White fitted leggings. Models are wearing red crescent shaped headpieces. Designer's initials at ankles of right side figure.
Costume
Signed design for costume or pageant gown. Color sketch illustrates gown in lace inspired fabric with blue half coat over right side with button closures at left shoulder and hip. Strapless neckline on gown and elbow length cape shoulder on half coat.Cone shaped headpiece on model. Designer's signature at hem of costume.
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