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Wrap ensemble

Description: Suit of off-white, shadow stripe silk. A) Double-breasted, waist-length jacket w/large notched lapels. Waistband 3 inch with four 5/8 inch white buttons. Long gathered sleeves with French cuffs, each with pair of 1/2 inch white cuff buttons. Designer's label at inside back collar: "JLS / Paris / Scherrer boutique / 320647"; "Made in France" B) Matching skirt has 1-1/8 inch waistband with 4 beltloops, 2 hooks & eyes, and 7 inch back zipper. Inverted pleat in center front & center back, knif… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Scherrer, Jean-Louis

Lace dinner dress

Description: A. Tan shift-style dinner dress with solid beige lining covered in brown lace appliqued with clear/gold seed beads and clear sequins. Below knee length. Stand-up collar & long sleeves. B. Self belt is 2-1/2 inches by 58 inches long.
Date: 1970/1979

Dress

Description: Dress & belt a) Dress of beige camel hair with band collar; princess seams; back zipper; Mid calf length; fully lined; Round plastic brown and ivory buttons. Label: "Donle" Content: "100% Camel Hair" b) Belt of same material with 2 bound buttonholes at each end.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Donle

Floral dressT

Description: Dress of off-white/cream organdy with overlay of organdy openwork in an all-over "leaf" design, with applied cut-out flowers in purple, pink, green and yellow. Short cap sleeves, scoop neck. Center back zipper closure. Fully lined in cream satin. Designer Label: Richard Tam
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Tam, Richard

Wrap dress

Description: Dress of heavy off-white crepe de chine. Floor-length; Small gathers above and below waistband; Separate belt/sash of self; Deep v neckline. Designer Label: Lanvin / Couture / Paris / New York
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Lanvin

Skirt and blouse ensemble

Description: Skirt and blouse ensemble. A) Jacket of pale blue slub linen plain weave, with pale green and mauve/pink cross stitch trim in geometric abstract floral pattern. Just below waist length, with round neckline and center front opening with 4 mauve/pink cord frog closures. Long sleeves with gathered shoulders creating a small puff, and with matching embroidery at cuffs. Slight flare from waist to hem. The cross-stitch trim is around collar, cf opening, hem, and cuffs. All edges of garment have thin… more
Date: 1970/1983
Creator: de la Renta, Oscar

Fur-trimmed ensemble

Description: Woman's two-piece suit of ivory wool twill weave fabric with white fox fur collar. A) Jacket. Full-length jacket with shawl-style collar faced with fur. Center front opening with one large hood closure. Modified yoke at shoulder front. Padded shoulders. Long fitted sleeves with three button mock closure at wrist. Lined with ivory twill lining fabric. Retailer's label at inside back collar: "Marie / Leavell" B) Skirt. Medium length, straight cut with fitted waistband. Two tucks on each side… more
Date: 1970/1979

Jacket and dress ensemble

Description: A) Tailored jacket of light green woven fabric, convertible collar, center front hook and eye closures, rounded patch pockets at bust, long set-in sleeves, band at waistline secured with round matching button and hook-and-eye closures and bound buttonhole, peplum, lined, in matching green fabric. Label: Dominic Rompollo B): Dress of same, center seam, v-neckline, bodice on the bias, band at natural waistline, shallow round back neckline, center back zipper, full pleated skirt, knee-length, als… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Rompollo, Dominic

Three-piece suit

Description: Brown wool knit three-piece suit. a) Jacket of brown wool. 3 brass buttons CF and 3 on each long sleeve; 2 front flapped pockets. "Geistex / Geist & Geist Inc. N.Y. / 1000% Pure Virgin Wool" "medium" b)Sweater of brown wool. Long sleeve, pull over; round neckline with "v" cut out. c) Pants of brown wool. Slight flare, 1" waist band; no pockets. d) narrow belt of self for pants, snaps, with faux rectangular gold-colored buckle.
Date: 1970
Creator: Geist & Geist Inc.

Denim ensemble

Description: Pantsuit of bleached light blue denim. A) Jacket has modified Nehru collar. Center front zipper, slightly flared fit. Sleeves are long with outer edges laced with woven white, flat lacing through brass grommets. Accented with colored stitching in a zig-zag pattern. Designer's label at inside back collar: "Roncelli" Content/care/origin label below: "100% Cotton / Professionally Dry Clean / Made in Hong Kong" Size label: "11-12" B) Pants of same. Hip hugger; bell bottom; zipper fly. Outer edg… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Roncelli

Tube top

Description: Woman's strapless /tube top in pale blue denim. Uneven twill weave fabric. Styled with straight upper edge with downward curved flounce with straight overlap at center front. Elasticized and shirred sides with center front seam shirred. Lower flounce with downward curve at center front. Unlined. Support stays at sides. Center back closure with full length separating metal zipper. No label: outside tag lower right back, "jag". Length: 15 5/8" (27 cm)
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Jag

Novely woven suit

Description: Suit ensemble in woven yarns of beige and other colors. a) Jacket, single breasted, notched collar, three gold-tone metal buttons in shape of roses, long set-in sleeves, braided trim along openings and hems, patch pockets at hips, fitted at waist, designer label "Anne Sorrente 1 Rue Auber Paris" b) skirt of like fabric, straight silhouette, zipper closure (shown backwards)
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Sorrente, Anne

Blouse

Description: Shirt of beige, yellow and pale orange patterned polyester/silk blend. Semi-fitted shirt with partial front placket opening. Spread collar and long sleeves.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Klein, Anne

Dress with tie belt

Description: Dress of green poly-silk. Unlined. Knee-length. Scoop neckline. Seven small rhinestone buttons down center front. Bottom button is non-working and missing rhinestone. Gold striped bias trim on sleeve ends hem, neckline, down center front, and around shaped and dropped waistline. Two hidden pockets in front set into waistline. Double-stitched seams on underarm sleeves and side seams. Center back seam down to waist. Top and bottom buttons are missing rhinestones. Designer label back center neckli… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey

Print dress

Description: A) Dress of light tan and cream print silk in thin "zebra" stripes. Round neck. Four knife pleats on each side of bodice center front reach from top to waist. Long kimono sleeves w/light brown cuffs have 1/2 inch pearl button on each cuff. Has 1/4 inch wide elastic casing at waist. Neck back has 1/2 inch pearl button with loop. Knee-length skirt. Designer's label inside back neckline: "Roland Kerry / London" Retailer's label at inside back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus / Made in England" B) Silk … more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Kerry, Roland

Tweed suit

Description: Chanel-style woman's two piece suit with blouse. a)Jacket of novelty knit slub in pink and blue ombre tone. Silk blend fabric. Styled with high, rounded extended neckline and center front opening with no method of closure. Padded shoulders. Long, fitted sleeves with one button mock slit closure at wrist. Button is goldtone, round, with half button incised lines. Short, straight bodice with two small patch pockets at hip with one button trim. Trimmed at all edges with blue and pink band. Partial… more
Date: 1970
Creator: Eres

Yellow wool dress

Description: A) Dress of yellow wool knit. Full-length. Mandarin collar, with ends stitched down to form slight collar points. Center front opening with 17 self-covered circular buttons and bound button holes, two buttons non-functional due to sewn-down collar, and one extra button hole at top in collar, but no button. Long or 3/4 length sleeves. Two large patch pockets at front hips. Lined in yellow silk. Designer's label: "Norman Norell / New York" B) Tie belt of same fabric.
Date: 1970
Creator: Norell, Norman

Cape and dress

Description: Black silk crepe ensemble: A) Cape. Waist-length with double-bow made of silk covered piping on front. Single self-covered button and loop. Designer's label at edge: "Noriko / Chicago" B) Skirt. Full-length, of three layers with curving "tiers". Elastic waistband. Designer's label at inner waistband: "Noriko / Chicago".
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Noriko

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble of black chiffon A) Evening dress of black chiffon, sleeveless, full length with one triangular-shaped panel or gore at the front and back. B) Overcape of self, square shape, buttoned at right shoulder with armseye at right side only, two inch plastic zipper at back center neck covered with bow, bordered in half-inch silk ribbon to echo triangular panel.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Rompollo, Dominic

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble of coat and dress. A) Jacket of white mink fur. Long set-in sleeves. Waist length. Center front opening with two large covered hook & eyes. Lined in yellow silk crepe with body of jacket lined in extra layer of silk organza. Designer label: "Arnold Scaasi" Handwritten style number(?) tag pinned at inside right: "1043" B) Detachable cuffs for jacket of yellow silk crepe under yellow silk organza encrusted with rhinestones, bugle beads and plastic mirrored triangles. C) Detac… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Evening ensemble

Description: Ensemble consisting of a) Mini evening dress/tunic of black silk with square cut-out back detail. Couture Number 456973 b) Floor-length evening coat of black. c) Matching wide black silk belt.
Date: 1970/1978
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
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