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Three-piece suit

Description: Man’s suit of melon orange/brown-colored 55% wool/45% polyester blend outlined in topstitching. A) Jacket. Two button closure with similar colored marbled buttons. Wide notched lapel with high lapels and button hole on left lapel. Sleeves have vents and three buttons. Two hip pockets with flap; one left single welt breast pocket. Double vents in the back. Right breast interior welt pocket; left interior breast pocket with pen pocket beside; interior coin pocket at hip. Fully lined in cream visc… more
Date: 1976
Creator: Tiger of Sweden

Denim ensemble

Description: Ensemble of black denim. A) Jacket of black denim with gold studs and rhinestones; safari-style jacket with long sleeves gathered into cuffs; tie-belt at waist and hip length; rhinestone buttons down front, at wrists and front cargo pockets. Retailer's Label: Lillie Rubin "Crafted with Pride in USA", care and contents "100% Cotton" labels at center back. B) Jeans of black denim with studs down sides in curving pattern. Retailer and care labels at center back.
Date: 1975/1985

Evening dress

Description: Dress of full-length of black jersey. Long sleeves with three hook-and-loop closures. Deep v-neck. Center front opening zipper to waist and snaps and concealing bow. Collar cuffs, bow, and hem with wide bands of stitching. Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Noriko / Chicago"
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Noriko

Print dress

Description: Ensemble of printed green on white fabric A) Dress of white fabric printed with dense "fern leaf" pattern in green. Full length. V neckline. Sleeveless. Zipper closure. Designer's Label: "Adele Simpson" Union, Size, care labels inside. B) Jacket - same fabric as dress. Long sleeves. CF opening with single snap at throat. Rounded neckline. Retailer's label at inside back: "Ivey Wade / Austin" C) Boa - feather boa of green and white feathers. falling apart. poor condition.
Date: 1975
Creator: Simpson, Adele

Floral ensemble

Description: A) Dress of fine, translucent white organdy with woven-in satin flowers in lime green, red, black, purple, and white. Low scoop neck, long sleeves with piped cuffs, set-in waistband edged in piping, full length gathered skirt. Center back zipper. Lined in white, attached at neckline and waist, providing an inner skirt effect behind the translucent outer fabric. B) Scarf made of a triangle of self material, edged in green and white piping.
Date: 1970/1975

Paisley ensemble

Description: Ensemble. A) Dress. Full-length. Sheer organza, slight standing collar, long sleeves. Zipper back closure, center front row of non-functional buttons. Cuffs and wide band along hem of heavy embroidery in paisley pattern. Fully lined in yellow crepe. B) Jacket. Short jacket with short sleeves. Center front opening with single hook-and-eye at throat. Slight standing collar. Entire jacket covered with the same heavy embroidery as the hem of the dress. C) Belt. Matching belt covered with the sam… more
Date: 1972

Velvet dress

Description: A) Dress of black velvet; floor length; 1 1/4" wide shoulder straps; insert in chest area of black burn-out velvet with horizontal stripes; inset is 1" lower than the top of bodice; floor length; waist line starts at lower hip; skirt is of same burn-out velvet; 4" pleats 2" apart. Invisible zipper center back to skirt; black chiffon lining. B) Bolero jacket of black velvet; 5" wide cuffs; burn-out velvet inserts; collarless; 3 covered black velvet buttons; hooks and eyes behind buttons as closu… more
Date: 1975/1985
Creator: Herrera, Carolina

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of black faille; (a) Shirt with boat neck; mid-hip length; 3/4 sleeves; bottom half of sleeve is "pouffy;" same pattern as skirt; "Adolfo / New York" (b) Skirt 3/4 length (below calf); black faille with blue flowers; quilted; has bias look with trim in plaid pattern; shiny studs on black combo-fabric; waistband ties at back made with moire finish; side zipper closing. Same label.
Date: 1975/1985
Creator: Adolfo

Skirt ensemble

Description: Evening dress ensemble. a) Dress has bodice of white polyester crepe with shirt collar. Long cuffed sleeves. Three covered buttons at center front. Floor length shirt of black wool with white pinstripes and vertical rows of rhinestones. "Oscar de la Renta" b) Vest of same with red bow applique at front left.
Date: 1975/1985
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Skirt ensemble

Description: A) Jacket of grey wool double faced in grey/brown plaid wool. Round neck; long sleeves. Six buttons at center front closure. Designer Label: Arnold Scaasi B) A-line skirt of grey/brown plaid wool with center front pleat. Knee length. C) Blouse of grey/brown plaid wool with round neck. Darts at waist; short sleeves.
Date: 1970/1985
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Green dress

Description: Evening dress of moss green silk jersey knit. Draped semi-fitted bodice with distinctive scalloped details at waist-level. The scallops are overlapping extensions of the main body of the bodice constructed very similarly to pocket linings. There are six scalloped details across the front and six across the back of the bodice. High rounded neckline with narrow, standing band collar. Full-length set-in sleeves with zippers at the wrists. Center back zipper closure with two hook&eyes at the collar… more
Date: 1971
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Print dress

Description: Full-length multi-colored chiffon print evening dress. dark pink/rose, purple, blue, light green, & orange with 1-1/2 inch woven gold metallic circles. Round neck. Long full sleeves with 5 knife pleats down from arms hole to elbow. Fitted bodice. Attached 2 inch wide blue velvet belt, with 8 inch wide bow at CF, tails at 33 inches long. Has 21 inch back zipper and knife-pleated skirt. Fully lined in dark rose silk(?). Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1970/1975

Print dress

Description: A) Royal blue silk dress w/dobby weave & white leaf, resist print. Oval neck w/3/4 inch binding & 3-1/4 inch ruffle gathered towards dress. Slightly gathered sleeves, w/3/4 inch binding and 1-1/2 inch ruffle gathered at ends. Eleven 3/8 inch pearl buttons down entire center back of dress. Knee length. Designer Label: Adele Simpson B) Matching tie belt is 3/4 inch x 30 inches long. Size 6. Care label: Dry Clean Only. Union Made. USA
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Simpson, Adele

Suede ensemble

Description: Woman's two piece suit of bright violet blue suede. A)Jacket styled with two piece convertible collar and center front opening with two round covered buttons; curved lower edge. Full sleeves with tucked caps and ruffled cuffs with suede bow and tie and rosette of beading at knot. Princess seams front and back bodice. Swirled line of glass bugle and round beads in colors (includes blue, pink, and bronze tones) from one side front to other, behind neckline. Beading also at rosettes behind collar… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Grimes, Barbara

Belted dress

Description: a) Dress of light orange or peach polyester, full length, jewel neckline, bracelet-length dolman sleeves, natural waistline with ultrasuede cummerbund-style yoke, full skirt, center back opening with short zipper and three small snaps creating keyhole effect and button at back neckline, unlined. b) Belt of light orange ultrasuede matching dress yoke.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Rodgers, Shannon

Pants ensemble

Description: Multi-colored ensemble. A) Multi-colored (pink, yellow, orange, black) plaid linen (?) jacket. Long sleeved, 2in rolled cuffs, a pocket of either side, open front, lined in white B) Boat-necked blouse of similar abstract color to the jacket. knit. Long sleeves C) Pink straight-leg pants, hook/eye closures.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Laug, André

Embroidered dress

Description: Floor-length dress of gauze with all-over embroidered design of pink and green flowers and leaves. Wide green silk band at hem, narrower band at collar and as belt just below bust with bow at back. Center back zipper closure with three hook-and-eyes at collar. Two side pockets. Fully lined in off-white gauze. Retailer's label: "Silver Key / Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Neiman-Marcus

Culotte pant ensemble

Description: Jumpsuit of color block black and light pink heavy woven fabric. Light pink narrow triangular pattern pieces radiating from a fabric rosette of self at center front shallow v-neckline widening gradually to the bottom hem of the wide-legged pants, offset by black pattern pieces on the bias creating the neckline, cap sleeves, loose silhouette with slight fit at waistline, center front and back seams, back with low v and center back zipper, fully lined in black. Label: Estevez.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Estevez, Luis

Shift dress

Description: Shift style dress of red plaid polyester knit with navy blue mock turtleneck collar and long sleeves. Pleat down center front of dress. Below knee length. Center back zipper closure. Unlined. Designer's label: "McMullen" Cleaning instructions tag at base of designer label.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Phillips, Alan

Suede dress

Description: Southwestern style dress of blue beaded suede trimmed in gold striped leather. Sleeveless. Wide rounded neckline has 5-1/2” scalloped ruffle. Bodice beaded in butterfly motif. V-shaped yoke at front waist is beaded in pink rose and vine motif. Lower skirt trimmed in beads and abalone. Flounce on lower skirt is scalloped and punched. Center back zipper. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Gossamer Wings"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Grimes, Barbara

Evening gown

Description: Evening gown of black velour and purple iridescent, metallic, damask chiffon in swirling pattern throughout; strapless bodice of velour is fitted with support; two sections of puckered, self-metallic fabric cross over front of bust and wrap around waist to center-back; metallic skirt, from waist, forms a soft crescent V below navel and is gathered at that point; dress is fitted and full-length; metallic skirt is slightly shear and unlined with center-front eight inch slit; center-back zip closu… more
Date: 1975/1986
Creator: Mackie, Bob

Maxi dress

Description: Maxi dress of knit polyester of purple and black blocks. Full-length, bias cut. Bodice of purple, with princess seaming. Long sleeves, left one with black polyester "cuff" ca. 6" long. Full skirt, the wearer's left of black, the right of purple. Center back zipper. Designer's label at inside: "Mad Whirl / California"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Mad Whirl
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