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Camisole slip

Description: Camisole slip of white cotton, knee-length, princess-line, eyelet trim around the shaped neckline and as the shoulder straps. Semi-fitted princess-seams. Turned hem with applied ruffle of eyelet lace and insertion. The slip is homemade and appears to be a petticoat from 1910-1915 that was altered and remade.
Date: 1940/1945
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Camisole slip

Description: Camisole slip of heavy white cotton, knee-length, camisole slip. Eyelet lace trim around the neckline and as the shoulder straps. The shoulder straps' eyelet is attached to white cotton twill tape. Empire bust seam insertion of eyelet lace. Flared. five panel shell with turned hem. Gathered. 15" wide flounce of eyelet lace applied 15" above the hemline. The slip is homemade and appears to be a petticoat from 1910-1915 that has been altered and remade.
Date: 1940/1945
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Canvas pumps

Description: Pair of off-white sling back pumps of canvas with open toe and small platform. Full label: "Palter De Liso Inc. / New York City / Neiman Marcus Co. / Dallas / Fenwyn Trade Mark Reg'd. / Capri Last" L: 21 cm W: 7.5 cm H: 13 cm Heel: 8 cm / 3 1/8 in. Left Shoe: Palter DeLiso / Capri / Last / Palter DeLiso Inc / New York City Right Shoe: Palter DeLiso / Capri / Last / Neiman Marcus Co. Dallas / Fenwyn / Trademark REG'D
Date: 1945/1955
Creator: DeLiso, Palter
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cap

Description: Cap of dark gray wool. The cap is styled as a Garrison Cap (aka Side Cap, or Wedge Cap). Influenced by military headgear, this hat is constructed as a flat envelope, which opens along long edge to form a wedge-shaped crown. Running width-wise across crown is a band of the same fabric with parallel lines of top-stitching in white thread. Lined in a dark gray fabric. No labels in hat.
Date: [1940..1949]
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

Cartwheel Hat

Description: Black cartwheel hat. The low, domed crown and wide circular brim are made of black woven horsehair and stiff veiling, with wire to stiffen the edges. The brim is overlaid with a wider second brim of net and wire. Brim is off-center, wider at front of hat than back. Around base of crown is a band of black cording, tied into a bow at back and with trailing ends. The inside base of the crown is lined with black grosgrain ribbon. One pin with black head is with hat to secure it. Label sewn into… more
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Victor, Sally
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cartwheel Hat

Description: Cartwheel hat of black velvet with small, flat crown. Wide brim is covered with black feathers radiating from crown. Elastic band for securing hat to wearer's head. Designer's label: "Edward Paine / New York"
Date: 1944
Creator: Paine, Edward
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cartwheel Hat

Description: Cartwheel hat of brown straw. Wide brimmed with open crown. Two accordion folded, brown grosgrain pieces of trim with trailing tail as decoration. Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus / Dallas" Union label attached to retailer's label.
Date: 1945
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cartwheel Hat

Description: Cartwheel hat of natural colored straw. Brim is wider in front than on back. Trimmed with hatband of wide, black grosgrain ribbon that forms bow in back. Edge of brim trimmed in black grosgrain. Unlined. Retailer's label on inside hatband: "Neiman-Marcus / Dallas" Union label number 852534 to left of retailer's label on inside hatband.
Date: 1945/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Chakra panel

Description: Chakra (hanging panel for a shrine or altar in homes) with Kutch embroidery. Square panel with radial, square design balanced from center. Center panel is nine squares bordered in geometric embroidery, with each square containing nine mica mirrors attached with buttonhole stitches around edges. Center panel surrounded by border with linear pattern, then border with double helix pattern, then wider band with floral motifs with mica mirrors at center. Outside that band is another border of double… more
Date: 1940/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Chesterfield coat

Description: Woman's Chesterfield coat of navy wool. Single breasted with hidden button fly closure; bound buttonholes. Notched lapel with black velvet collar. Long two-piece sleeves with two nonfunctioning buttons on vented cuff. Welt pocket at left breast. Single vent at center back with hidden button closure. Lined in navy silk crepe. Embroidered label at center back neckline: "The first and original / Woman's Chesterfield coat / Designed by Helen Cookman / and belonging to / Mrs. Stanley Marcus" Designe… more
Date: 1945
Creator: Cookman, Helen
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's Dress

Description: Child's dress of blue cotton batiste with white embroidery. Short, puffed sleeves with rolled cuff and white embroidered scalloped edges. Rounded neckline with white embroidered scalloped edges. Small pin tuck pleats at front shoulders; center front is embellished with embroidery in scroll and floral motif. Center front opening of six white buttons (one missing) and barred buttonholes.
Date: 1942
Creator: Alesta, Bertie
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's dress

Description: Little girl's float dress of purple cotton. Smocked yoke. Long sleeves are vented with snap closure and white cuffs. Peter Pan collar, cuffs and patch pockets of white cotton bound in matching purple. Center front placket closure of white cotton trimmed in purple embroidery with two pairs of small white buttons; closure under placket of snaps and hook & eyes. Unlined.
Date: 1940/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's dress

Description: Little girl's dress of white ribbed cotton with pink flower print. Peter Pan collar; short puffed sleeves. Pink fabric with fagoting on sleeves cuffs, collar and on decorative twists down center front. Dress gathers at waist with 1/2" placket around sides and back. Center back button closure.
Date: 1943
Creator: Torrance, Mary Sleeper
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Chou hat

Description: Chou, casque-style hat of dark green wool felt studded with rhinestones. Trimmed with a green ostrich feather at crown which drapes to the left side. Oval shaped, crushed/draped high crown. Headband of green grosgrain ribbon; unlined. Designer's label: G Howard Hodge / Seven-Eleven Fifth Avenue / New York
Date: 1940/1945
Creator: Hodge, G. Howard
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Christmas-themed ensemble

Description: Red rayon and felt "Christmas theme" blouse and skirt ensemble. a) blouse of red rayon with center front button closures and short sleeves. b) skirt of red felt with holly leaf accents and sequins. Labels in back of skirt read, "A Nelly Tops/Original" and "Neiman Marcus"
Date: 1945/1955
Creator: Tops, Nelly
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche

Description: Hat of black velvet styled as a cloche. Domed crown with some seaming and "wrinkles" has very small brim of same fabric, with black velvet bow at back as trim. Lined in cream fabric. Retailer's label inside crown: "Neiman-Marcus / Made to Order"
Date: 1946/1949
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche

Description: Hat of cotton batik. Styled as a cloche-form turban, the domed crown is constructed of gathered/pleated and wrapped cotton fabric with batik design in beige/brown and blue on white ground. There is no brim. The hat is lined in cream satin, and has an inner hatband of brown grosgrain ribbon along the inside lower edge of the crown. Maker's label sewn to inner hatband: "Marcelle Rousseau / Dallas".
Date: 1946/1949
Creator: Rousseau, Marcelle
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche Hat

Description: Cloche style hat in taupe felt. Slightly flared brim. Trimmed at front with red feather bird. Green and black coque feathers drape from front over back of hat. Beige colored veil on front. Elastic band for securing hat to wearer's head. Designer's label on inside hatband: "Milgrim"
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: Milgrim, Sally
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche Hat

Description: Cloche-style hat of pink fur felt. Lattice-work design in strips of same fabric surrounds crown and forms knot at side.
Date: 1940/1945
Creator: Schiaparelli, Elsa
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche Hat

Description: Cloche style hat made of light blue knitted chenille yarn. Bow of same on side. Designer's label on inside at back: "Frank Olive"
Date: 1940/1945
Creator: Olive, Frank
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cloche Hat

Description: Cloche-style hat of tan straw cloth with pear green velvet ribbon around crown and bows on back. Unlined with pear green grosgrain inner hatband. Retailer's label on inside hatband: "Millinery Salon / Pfeifers / of Arkansas"
Date: 1947
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Coat

Description: Daytime coat of camel brown/tan wool. Street-length or longer, with rounded shawl collar. Double breasted with 6 large circular black silk faille-covered buttons in two vertical rows of 3 each; bound buttonholes. Closure reinforced with two small circular black plastic buttons inside. Two slit. Double welt pockets at sides. Long sleeves with turned-back cuffs showing black silk faille lining. The coat is lined in black silk, with wide bands of black silk faille at cuffs, collar, and sides … more
Date: 1948
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Coat

Description: Street coat of black virgin wool with ermine trimmed cuffs and collar. Large notched collar; rolled cuffs. Patch pockets at sides have non-functional flaps and slit openings at sides. No closure. Padded shoulders; lined in black silk. Retailer Label: Neiman-Marcus / Dallas Label: Forstmann / 100% Virgin Wool
Date: 1943
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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