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Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black tissue wool and lace. Below-knee length. Bodice of black lace with vertical undulating bands of black tissue wool. Long sleeves, round neckline. Bodice with inner peach/pale pink sheath lining with thin straps. Black wool skirt. Side zipper closure with snaps part-way around waist for lower section of bodice. Back with ties at neckline and at waist, open between. Empire line. No maker's or retailer's labels in garment.
Date: 1947
Creator: Reig, Ben

Dress

Description: Brown print silk dress with belt and umbrella.
Date: 1947
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Dress

Description: Evening dress of silk crepe for summer. The full-length dress has an A-line skirt of cocoa brown silk crepe and attached belt with pendant strap at front left. The bodice is of cream silk crepe printed with a "trompe l'oeil" ribbon motif below the rounded neckline. Darts at sides. Long, bat-wing style tapered sleeves. Center-back snap closure. Unlined. Designer's label: "Adrian / Original"
Date: 1947
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959

Ribbon ensemble

Description: Skirt ensemble of white silk knit ribbon with line accent of red squares. A) Jacket. Hip length; short sleeves. Fitted waist. Center front opening with four spherical self-covered buttons. Two faux pocket flaps at front hips. Unlined; shoulder pads. Buttons and button holes reinforced with pink grosgrain ribbon. Designer's label at inside left seam: An Original / Ann Fleischer / Hand Knit Retailer's label at inside back collar: Neiman-Marcus / Sports Shop B) Skirt of same. A-line; below knee … more
Date: 1947
Creator: Fleischer, Ann

Skirt and caplet ensemble

Description: Mustard gold skirt and caplet. (a) Caplet mustard yellow, hopsacking, small mother of pearl button at throat, lined in silk (?) (b) Full length wrap skirt of mustard yellow gold hopsacking, fastens with buttons and hook and eye at waist, fringe along opening panel.
Date: 1947
Creator: Wragge, B. H.
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