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Day dress

Description: Dress of navy blue silk. Street length, with side revers collar & 3/4 length dolman sleeves. Two patch pockets, 6 3/4 inch x 7 3/4 inch, at front hips. Center front closure with six 3/4" circular black plastic navy blue buttons, with piped button holes. Front opening ends with 17 inch center seam under last button, extending to hemline. Bodice back has yoke center back seam. Unlined. Combined designer's/retailer's label: Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Dress

Description: Dress of rusty black/brown fabric with dense field of black tubular beads. Full-length. Boat neckline. Sleeveless. Center back zipper. Lined in same brown with black lining at the skirt. Designer label at back bottom. Labels: Designer's: "Larry / Aldrich / New York" ILGWU union label "700882" Size: "8"
Date: 1955/1963
Creator: Aldrich, Larry

Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black synthetic(?) knit. Knee length. Bodice/yoke of black silk chiffon with cap sleeves. Sleeves and bottom of bodice trimmed in black satin; bodice has faux closure at center front with large satin covered button with satin rose center and bound buttonhole. Princess seams. Center back zipper with hook & eye; chiffon bodice is open with hook & loop at neckline trimmed with a small bow of self. Unlined. Designer's label at back neckline to left of zipper: "Pattullo - Jo Copel… more
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Copeland, Jo

Full-skirted dress

Description: Coat dress of black silk taffeta with off-white fuzzy woven-in polka dots. Calf-length(? - depends on petticoats), with a small modified "Peter Pan" turn-down collar, which has attached front bias bands to tie into bow at front of collar. 3/4-length set-in sleeves. Center front opening with 16 black circular plastic buttons, hidden snaps at waist and throat, and hook-and-eye at waist. Full, flaring skirt with 13 gores. Unlined. Combined Designer's/Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Train… more
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Silk dress

Description: Dress of black silk dress with dolman sleeves. Six fabric covered button closure down front of dress. Designer/retailer label at center front seam: "Irene/ Exclusively for / Neiman-Marcus / Dallas"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Irene

Day dress

Description: Dress in two pieces. A: Overblouse, sleeveless, waist length shell in heavy ottoman crinkle cloth of heavy weight. Sleeveless. Center back full-length zipper. Small slits in sides to allow attached belt of dress to thread through and tie. Label at inside back: "Neimette Couture / Neiman-Marcus" B: Skirt of same fabric with attached underbodice. Union label.
Date: 1955/1959

Print dress

Description: Grey cocktail dress with blue and black floral print covering it. Two pieces. a) mid length cocktail dress with blue and black floral print covering it. Scoop boat neck. Pleated front. Affixed bow tie at waist. Zipper closure on middle back. Lined in black. Price tag attached to left side (no store indicated). b) shawl of same fabric and print. Bright blue lining to match blue floral in print. Roughly 1 foot wide.
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Aldrich, Larry

Skirt ensemble

Description: Cocktail suit of navy blue satin. A) Waist-length jacket with peplum formed of folded turned-up hem of jacket. Stand-up collar, full-length sleeves with turned-back cuffs and zipper closings at wrist. Center front opening of 12 buttons, in groups of 4, with bound button-holes. Removable shoulder-pads at top of shoulders filled with beads/pellets. B) Straight, street-length skirt. Center-back zipper opening with snap at waistband. Fully lined.
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: Vian

Dress and jacket ensemble

Description: Ensemble of a dark grey wool mohair consisting of: A) Jacket in boxed style. Single breasted with three large, circular, horn buttons and bound buttonholes; notched collar. Bracelet length, set-in sleeves. Lined in dark gray silk. Designer's label at inside center back neckline: "Made in France / Boutique / Christian Dior / Paris " and stamped on label: "10118" B) Dress. Sleeveless, with shallow, wide rounded neckline. Natural waist with an A-line over skirt and with under skirt of dark gray… more
Date: 1958
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Wool ensemble

Description: Ensemble of chartreuse green open-weave wool. (a) Jacket of chartreuse open-weave wool. Rounded neckline with center front closure of 6 circular green wood grain plastic buttons. Waist length with 3/4 length sleeves. Lined in self. (b) Dress of chartreuse open-weave wool. Sleeveless with rounded neckline. Closure on dress consists of snaps across left shoulder with left side zipper and line of snaps running along left pocket opening and across waist to zipper. Vertical slit pockets are lined … more
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972

Fuchsia silk ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble of fuschia /pink silk shantung. A) Jacket. Hip length or slightly longer. Shawl collar. 3/4 sleeves. CF opening with no closures. Slit pockets at sides. Designer's label at right side near hem: "Christian Dior Original / Made in U.S.A. / Christian Dior-New York Inc / trade mark" Retailer's label at cb neckline: "Neiman-Marcus" Union label at right armpit. B) Dress. Knee-length. Bodice part of thin fuchsia "lining" material, with rounded neckline and sleeveless. Skirt of h… more
Date: 1955/1965
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Patterned suit

Description: Suit of black and grey fine wool in a very fine, subtle pattern of tiny lighter gray squares, giving the impression of piqué. A) Jacket with 2-1/4" notched collar. Three large black plastic buttons and loop with small self-covered button at asymmetrical closure. Slightly fitted. Long sleeves with 3-1/2" slits at wrist; 3-3/4" slit at back. Lined in black silk crepe; padded shoulders. Designer's label: "Irene" B) Wrap-around skirt with 2 1/4" waistband; sewn together at left hand side at waist… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Irene

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of purple and magenta floral brocade. Knee length to mid-calf. Strapless, upper bodice compose of finely pleated purple, grey, and red satin in a cross over pattern over the brocade. Princess seams and drop waist. Pencil skirt, tapering slightly to hem. Over skirt, of same material gathered at waist and running from front side seams across back, leaving front panel opened. Center back 24 inch zipper closure with hook and eye at top. Lined in magenta fabric. Designer Label: "A V… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Vian

Sheath dress

Description: Dress of black knit; sheath style. Bracelet length or 3/4 length sleeves, crew neck. Princess seaming. Below knee length. Center back zipper. Unlined. Combined designer/retailer label on right inside seam: "Norman Norell for Neiman-Marcus.
Date: 1955/1964
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Street ensemble

Description: Street ensemble of wool and jersey. A) Jacket of medium-gray wool. Long raglan sleeves, with turned-back cuffs revealing the lining material. Center front opening with line of 5 gray pearl buttons. Notched collar outlined with flannel, which reveals lining material. Two welt pockets, one on each side of front opening. Jacket is fully lined in black and white woven jersey. Designer's label at right inside side seam: "Vera Maxwell / Original" B) Blouse of the same black and white woven jersey… more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Maxwell, Vera

Silk dress

Description: Strapless cocktail or evening dress of blue silk brocade with a Chinese-style design of floral/foliate motifs. Full-length, sheath-style dress with heavy "flounce" of pleated fabric attached at waist on left side. Self bow across back, with smaller flounce descending from that. Fitted bodice with horizontal pleats/gathers. Zipper at center back with bow fastening over it. Fully lined in blue/green fabrics. Designer Label: A Vian Original Size 8
Date: 1955
Creator: Vian, A.

Day dress

Description: Day dress of heavy black silk crepe. Mid-calf length. Rounded neckline, the upper bodice formed as a wide circular panel that becomes shoulders. "Waistline" of skirt starts across at armpits, and hangs down with 4 gore full bias skirt. Center back opening with three 1" circular self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes. Unlined Combined Designer's / Retailer's label at inside seam of skirt near hem: "Neiman-Marcus dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Tie belt of self attached to dress. 1-1/2" wide wi… more
Date: Spring 1959
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black silk taffeta with black trim. Low V-neck front and back, elbow length sleeves. Extremely narrow foundation skirt in "Hobble Skirt" style, with pleated overskirt caught up underneath. The front is decorated with cord decoration, the back is plain. No label found, attrib from Donor's description.
Date: 1958
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
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