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Children's dress

Description: Children's wear dress of light pink cotton, bib of horizontal pin tucks at center front from neckline to waist, collar and short set-in sleeves and bib trimmed in white machine made bobbin lace, lace insert at center of bib, skirt gathered at natural waist, tea length, wide seam allowance at hem, center back button placket
Date: 1955/1959

Children's dress

Description: Children's wear dress of light pink cotton, bib of horizontal pin tucks at center front from neckline to waist, collar and short set-in sleeves and bib trimmed in white machine made bobbin lace, lace insert at center of bib, skirt gathered at natural waist, tea length, wide seam allowance at hem, center back button placket
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Neiman-Marcus Co.

Child's coat

Description: Girl's coat of black velveteen. A-line with sailor collar; off-white linen dickey at neckline with snap closure at right. Short set-in sleeves. Center front opening of five black plastic faceted buttons and snap. Two patch pockets; collar and pockets trimmed with two rows of thin white braid. Fully lined in black cotton.
Date: 1955

Child's dress

Description: Child's dress of black and white plaid or check cotton, peter pan collar, short set in sleeves, harness or suspenders of self buttoned to wide belt of red velvet, with collar and sleeves and straps trimmed in black piping, skirt gathered at waist with cartridge pleating, center back button closure, label at center back neckline "Neiman Marcus"
Date: 1955/1959

Child's dress

Description: Little girl's dress of alternating pink linen and sheer organdy fabric in scallop design. Round neckline; sleeveless. Bodice has four round plastic buttons down center back. Skirt is gathered at natural waist; piping detail in pink linen at front waist seam. Pink linen sash attaches at side seams and ties in back. Fully lined in sheer organdy fabric.
Date: 1955

Child's dress

Description: Child's dress of black and white plaid or check cotton, peter pan collar, short set in sleeves, harness or suspenders of self buttoned to wide belt of red velvet, with collar and sleeves and straps trimmed in black piping, skirt gathered at waist with cartridge pleating, center back button closure, label at center back neckline "Neiman Marcus"
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Neiman-Marcus Co.

Cloche Hat

Description: Cloche style hat of rust colored fur felt. Black velvet trim with self-covered button on left side of crown. Lower edge of inside crown trimmed with black velvet. Unlined with black grosgrain headband. Retailer's label on inside hatband: "The Halle Bros. Co." Inside crown stamped: "Musketeer / Imported Body / Made in Austria" Size tag on inside hatband: "22"
Date: 1955

Coat

Description: Coat of black felted cashmere with blond mink fur collar and cuffs. Double breasted closure with six black braided buttons. Two side seam pockets. Mid-length. Lined with black silk crepe. Labels: National Recovery Board/Ladies Garment Workers/AFL-CIO label Fabric manufacturer's label: "Forstman" Maker's Label: "L and D / New York"
Date: 1955/1960

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black silk faille and white lawn with black embroidered scallops. Wide boat neckline, short sleeves, natural waistline, princess seaming. Heavy black faille overskirt pleated into waist, cut higher at front to show underskirt of white lawn. Underskirt has horizontal bands of triple lines of scallops, scalloped lower edge of underskirt. Built in hoop understructure with petersham belt and four steel (?) internal hoops. Overlay with petticoat of white cotton with wide horsehai… more
Date: 1955/1960
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of large plaid orange, green, purple, and red raw and china silk. The dress is sleeveless, ankle-length, with red/orange raw silk halter-top bodice, "shawl" of same which is attached at mid-back and drapes over shoulders and across front. Lined in pale green. Skirt of dress is of silk, with large, plaid squares of reds, oranges, greens, and purples. Attached cummerbund style belt which buttons in back with 5 self-covered buttons and loops. Center back zipper Lined in light gold … more
Date: 1955
Creator: Bayh, Frederick Gibson

Cocktail dress

Description: A) Cocktail dress of green floral brocade in rose pattern. Fitted waist; princess seams. A-shaped box pleated inset at arched center front panel. Knee length. Sleeveless with bateau neckline and wide straps. Lapped zipper closure at center back. B) Stole of self fabric. Rectangular shape; 13" wide. Designer label: "Scaasi" Retailer label: "Mimi Tuthill / New York"
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black shantung. Below knee length. Wide, sweetheart neckline. Long, narrow dolman sleeves with zippered cuffs. Fitted waist is pleated in front with corded waist. Center back zipper.
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Riff's

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of gold lame floral print with halter style bodice. Gathered, below knee length skirt. V-shaped neckline with extensions forming a tie. Closure of three self-covered buttons on the bodice and center front zipper on skirt beneath inverted pleats. Lined in black silk; black grosgrain ribbon petersham. Designer label inside collar: Teal Traina / New York Retailer label at center back seam: Neiman-Marcus b) Contour belt of self fabric. Backed in brown leather.
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Traina, Teal

Cocktail dress

Description: A) Cocktail dress of open black knit lace with fan-line zig-zag pattern throughout. Batteau or off-the-shoulder neckline with small sleeves (lining creating illusion sweetheart neckline), natural waistline, full skirt, side sipper. B) Slip or underdress of light brown or tan taffeta, strapless, creating an illusion sweet heart neckline under sheer lace overdress, natural waistline, side zipper, unlined. Label: Mode Anna Giovannozzi, Firenze.
Date: 1955
Creator: Giovannozzi, Anna

Cocktail dress

Description: A) Cocktail dress of orange silk chiffon with scoop neckline and short, raglan sleeves with gathers and underarm gussets. Neckline and center top sleeves embellished with matching silk satin ribbon. Ribbon bow at center front hides zipper closure. Skirt of multilayer chiffon creates a full A-line. Knee-length; natural waist. Designer's label at right waistline: "Galanos" Retailer's label to right of designer's label: "Neiman-Marcus" B) Contour belt of leather and silk. Thin belt is covered in… more
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of gold chiffon with gold bugle bead stripes on the smocked bodice. Capped sleeves; below knee length. Skirt has flowing outer layer of gold chiffon over straight underskirt of gold crepe covered in gold chiffon. Scarf of matching chiffon attaches at lower left of beaded bodice. Center back zipper closure with closure of snaps on beaded bodice. Retailer's label at right side seam of bodice: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of light blue silk doupioni embroidered in flowers. Cocktail length. Scooped neckline with narrow collar. Short sleeves with narrow cuffs and gussets. Center front opening to hem with snap at neckline, 14 self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes and hook & loop at waist. Bodice is fitted with attached shirred self-fabric sash at waist. Full A-line skirt. Skirt is lined in cream organdy with grosgrain ribbon petersham. Designer's label inside skirt at left front: "Mollie Parnis… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Parnis, Mollie

Day dress

Description: A) Day dress of printed cotton, brown on white, with black "spots" in a very tiny geometric pattern. Just below knee length. Double collar and cuffs with white cotton(?) button-in, detachable panels. Short sleeves, pleated into hems. V-neckline below collar, which has lower placket opening with three circular black buttons and bound buttonholes, and one hook-and-loop at waist, inner petersham with hooks and eyes, and series of 4 hidden snaps at center front of skirt. Natural waist, into which b… more
Date: 1955/1960
Creator: Parnis, Mollie
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