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Skirt suit

Description: Woman's two-piece black silk/wool blend skirt suit. A) Fitted jacket. Elbow length set-in sleeves with rolled cuffs. Collarless neckline has rounded revers. Center front seven button closure; three are larger basalt cameos surrounded in gold separated by two pairs of self-covered buttons; bound buttonholes. Narrow double-welt pocket at left breast. Front hemline interest of rounded fabric under semicircular pockets. Lined in ivory silk. Designer/retailer label at center back neckline: "Irene / … more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Irene

Dress with patch pockets

Description: Day dress in shift style of light blue-green sage jersey wool knit. Street length. Center front opening with 11 circular blue-green plastic buttons and bound buttonholes. Convertible collar with 5" pointed ends and small non-functioning matching button and bound buttonhole at ends. Long sleeves with 3" cuffs and two small matching buttons with bound buttonholes. Two large patch pockets at sides, below waist. Lined in light sage colored silk crepe. Designer's label at inside left seam of lining… more
Date: 1963/1965
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Tweed suit

Description: Day suit of red, green, yellow and brown wool plaid. A) Jacket of plaid material, back sleeve, self covered buttons; lined. Retailer Label: Titche-Goettinger / Dallas B) Belt of self covered same plaid material; brown leather catch.
Date: 1940/1945

Paisley dress

Description: Dress of diagonally ribbed Onondaga silk of off-white with deep red/orange, large paisley print. Long sleeves with 2" cuffs secured with two self-covered buttons and loops. Above the knee length. 2.5 inch standing collar. Collar closes in back with self-covered button, loop and 4 snaps. Horizontal seam across bust and deep, inverted box pleats falling from sides under bust line; pleats mirrored in back. Four self-covered buttons below collar secured with loops down center back. Zipper in back c… more
Date: 1965/1969
Creator: Brooks, Donald

Coat dress

Description: Coat dress of pale blue wool. Below-knee length, with mandarin collar and center front opening with 11 self-covered round buttons with bound buttonholes, a hidden snap at throat, and a hook-and-eye at waist. Long sleeves. Skirt gathered into waistband, and with two slit pockets at seams. Torso fully lined in light blue silk(?). Designer's label: "Norman Norell / New York" B) Tie belt of matching fabric. Belt originally attached at side seams by thin cords, detached on one side, likely to deta… more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Linen dress

Description: Dress with tie belt. A) Dress of off-white linen. Knee- or street-length, with short sleeves. Center front opening with 11 gold-rimmed large circular mother-of-pearl buttons, with bound buttonholes, and one hidden snap under left collar point. Two small pockets, at upper left and right breast, with matching buttons, and two large patch pockets at hips with matching buttons. Lined with off-white silk(?). Designer's label: "Norman Norell / New York" B) Tie belt of matching fabric. Originally a… more
Date: 1965
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Jersey dress

Description: Belted dress A) Dress of pale yellow/parchment wool jersey knit. Street-length, with center front opening with 7 self-covered circular buttons, the eighth - at throat - missing. Patch pocket at upper right breast, and two large patch pockets at hips. Long sleeves, gathered into cuffs, which have two self-covered buttons each. Lined in matching silk(?) Designer's label: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label: "Lou Lattimore / Dallas" B) Tie belt of same fabric. No labels in belt.
Date: 1965
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Wool dress

Description: Sheath style dress of yellow wool jersey knit. Sleeveless with jewel neckline. Knee length. Dress has partial yoke which forms a curved V in the front and is straight across the back. Center back zipper with hook & loop. Large patch pockets at sides below waist. Lined in yellow silk. Designer's label at left inside seam of lining: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label at right back shoulder: "Esther Wolf / Houston"
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Norell, Norman

Cocktail ensemble

Description: Cream satin cocktail ensemble with leaf and flower print A) Short jacket. short sleeves, opens center-front, but no method of closing B) Dress with buttons down the back. knee length, sleeveless Retailer Label: Neiman-Marcus C) Matching sash. ~1.5 inches wide
Date: 1946

Knit ensemble

Description: Black knit ensemble with cotton pique accents. Consists of: A) Jacket (top) with white cuffs and collar; six covered buttons down front; two front pockets Designer's label at inside back collar: "Henry / A La / Pensee" B) Matching calf-length black skirt with looped trim at top.
Date: 1949
Creator: Pensee, Henry a la

White skirt and blue sash

Description: A) Skirt. Full-length skirt of white heavy cotton(?) fabric with quilting in a combination of lengthwise bands and foliate forms. 2" wide waistband secures with 4 hook-and-eyes. Side zipper closure. Lined in off-white. Designer's label at waistband: "La Vonia / Dallas". B) Wide pale baby blue satin sash with fringed ends. No label.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: La Vonia

Wool pants ensemble

Description: Pants ensemble. A) Jacket in box style of gray and cream plaid mohair. Short jacket with long, set-in sleeves and shawl collar. Two patch pockets at breasts. Center front opening with four large circular gray pearl plastic buttons and bound buttonholes. Fully lined with gray polyester(?). Designer's label inside below back collar: "Normal Norell / New York" Model number tags, handwritten on ribbon, 2 of them, stitched above and below designer's label: "Deborah / 818" Another sample tag sewn to … more
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Collared blouse

Description: Blouse of pale yellow crepe. Long sleeves with turned-back or "french" cuffs with buttonholes for cufflinks. Center front opening with 3 concealed buttons and single hook-and-loop at hem. Designer's label at inside left seam: "Mr. John"
Date: 1960
Creator: John, John P.

Collared blouse

Description: Smock blouse of white organdy with Peter Pan collar; long-sleeved with elastic around wrists; 3 large pearl buttons down center front. Designer Label: designer by / Carolyn Schnurer / for you
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Schnurer, Caroline

Evening pumps

Description: Pumps of pink silk with scalloped vamp and narrow heel. Measurements: L: 21.5 cm. W: 7.5 cm. H: 12 cm. Heel: 7 cm, 2 3/4 inches Markings: L- "Saks-Fifth Avenue" R- "Designed by / Roger Vivier / Paris"
Date: 1960/1965
Creator: Vivier, Roger

Puzzle jumpsuit

Description: Evening ensemble of champagne white duchesse(?) silk. A) Main garment, one-piece, which appears to be a coat and jumpsuit from front, and a jumpsuit from back. Full-length, with long sleeves. "Coat" with collar and center front opening; "Jumpsuit" with shallow V-neck and center front zipper from neckline to waist. Full-length legs. Legs of garment are not tubes, but are panels of fabric that wrap around, one edge being the inner edge of the coat for that side of the garment. Patch pockets at … more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Stavropolous, George

Lace evening ensemble

Description: Evening dress ensemble of pink lace in wheat pattern. a) Lace cape gathered around neck with pink satin ribbon. Lace selvedge cut to match pattern and hand basted to center front edges. b) Over blouse of matching pink lace. Bateau neckline. Sleeveless. Side opening with seven snaps. c) Under dress with three gathered tiers of pink lace. Under layer of pink satin. Sleeveless. Left side keyhole zipper. Support bodice with double layers of netting and cotton tape at seam lines with seven sprin… more
Date: 1960/1965
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972

Wool day dress

Description: Day dress in shift style of off-white wool knit. Knee length; short sleeves. High front yoke with small V at center front. Empire seaming. Side seam slit pockets run through center front of dress to form one continuous pocket. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Lined in cream silk. Designer's label at center front neckline: "Courreges / Paris" Label at back neckline to left of zipper: "Made In France"
Date: Autumn 1964
Creator: Courrèges, Andre

Gold-toe pumps

Description: Spike heel pump of black suede with gold toe. Measurements: L: 24.5 cm W: 7.5 cm H: 14.5 cm Heel: 7.5, (3 in.) Markings: L- "Made in Italy / Expressly for / Neiman Marcus" R- "Custom made in / por Italian / workshop / design by Evins"
Date: 1957
Creator: Evins, David

Silk pumps

Description: Pump of red textured silk, pointed toebox, low throat, pointed vamp, stiletto heels. Measurements: L: 22.5 cm. W: 7 cm. H: 13.5 cm. Heel: 8 cm, 3 inches Markings: L- "Neiman Marcus" R- "design by / Evins"
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Evins, David

Day dress

Description: A) Day dress of oatmeal colored slubbed silk with black polka dots. Dropped waist gathers at hip line; below knee length. Center front opening of six self-covered buttons with bound buttonholes supplemented with snaps and hook & eyes at waist. Short batwing sleeves. Bodice lined in oatmeal colored silk crepe. Skirt supported with netting and lined in cream colored organza. Designer's label at left inside seam: "Galanos" Retailer's label at right inside seam: "Neiman-Marcus" b) Two-piece self-… more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
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