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Floral print dress

Description: Cocktail or evening dress of floral print rayon. Multiple straps at the top, loose neckline, pale rust red ribbon set on the each side (right/left) at waistline. Designer's label at inside neckline: "Cotillion / Originals" Retailer's label: "Lazarus / Roanoke"
Date: 1950
Creator: Cotillion Originals

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

Evening shoes

Description: Evening shoes of black suede with contrasting trim along entire throat ending in a tie at the back, very pointed toe box, moderate and squared throat, open at sides in d'orsay style, open at very back below tie, stiletto heels Markings L&R: "de Angelo"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: de Angelo

Red leather heels

Description: Heels of dark red patent leather, very low pointed throat, long pointed toe box, stiletto heels. Markings: L- Ellis Salloum / Department Store / Gulfport Missipppi / Aria" R- "DeLiso Debs / Designed by Palter DeLiso"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: De Liso, Palter

Leather heel

Description: Spike heel pump of black embossed alligator, pointed toe box, low rounded throat with slightly squared vamp, low stiletto heel Measurements: L: 24.5 cm W: 7.5 cm H: 13 cm Heel: 7.3 cm, ( 2 15/16) Markings: L-"Neiman-Marcus" R- "design by / Evins"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Evins, David

Knit suit

Description: 2 piece knitted suit of gold yarn with metallic thread. A) Jacket has notched lapel collar. Hip length. Slightly fitted waist. Long sleeves with turned back cuffs. 7 knit buttons CF. four 2" faux flap pockets, two at left and right front chest and two at left and right front hips. Designer Label: "Suzanne / Handknitting / Original New York Retailer Label: "Neiman Marcus / Trophy Room" Size Lable: "Kleinerts / Blue label / Modine / Guaranteed / Made in US America / size 3" B) Skirt of same.… more
Date: 1950/1960
Creator: Suzanne

Light brown jacket

Description: Jacket of light brown wool tweed. Four buttons down center front, buttons at cuffs, two front pockets; appliqued fabric bars sewn between buttons at front. Lined in peach silk. Designer's label at inside right: "London Paris / Davidow / New York" Retailer's label inside at back collar: "Neiman-Marcus / Sports Shop". Patent label at inside right: "U.S. Patent No. / 2,318,295" Coat and Suit Industry National Recovery Board label at inside right: "315074".
Date: 1950
Creator: Davidow

Stoned shoes

Description: Pair of sling-back pumps of multicolored (tan, gray, red) print fabric. The shoes are designed with pointed toes, the uppers cut away at sides and back, and with a long strap that secures from sides of toebox, back to sides of heel, and with another strap attaching to the side straps at about the ankle and passing behind the heel. Stiletto heel is covered with the same fabric. On the toebox of the shoe are applied simulated colored gemstones/rhinestones of two sizes. Designer's label: "Herbert… more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Levine, Beth, 1914-2006

Knit ribbon ensemble

Description: Ensemble of purple silk ribbon knit novelty. A) Blouse. Waist length, short sleeves, Peter Pan collar, With several applique keys, each with an applique pictorial "tag" stating what the keys are for (car, house, jewelry box, heart, "?") CB short zipper from collar, left side zipper. Designer's label at side seam near hem: "Suzanne / Handknitting / Original New York" Retailer's label at base of side zipper: "Neiman-Marcus / Sports Shop" B) Skirt. Matching, below knee-length A-line skirt. Left… more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Suzanne

Evening dress

Description: Red satin evening gown. Full-length, strapless, with a cartridge pleated "swag" running from upper back left to lower back right creating asymmetrical drape. Inner boning, center back zipper.
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: Rosenstein, Nettie

Silk suit

Description: Tan silk two piece suit with slub yarns. (a) Jacket of tan silk, waist length with notched collar and seven thin metal brass buttons, bottom bust darts, with 3/4 sleeves, three buttons on each sleeve, lined in same color polyester Ben Zuckerman New York Label at left side seam, Dallas Museum of Fashion label inside the right shoulder seam. (b) Skirt of same material, knee length, wide waistband with boning, nine gores, zipper at center back, lined in same colored polyester, Dallas Museum of Fas… more
Date: 1950
Creator: Zuckerman, Ben

Striped pumps

Description: Pair of striped satin pumps. Shoes of pintucked satin in blues, greens, cream, pinks, purples, etc., with stripes running across vamp, and vertically up the sides and upper part of heel, and horizontally across the spike. Each shoe marked inside vamp: "7AA A2649". Stamped on left shoe: "Herbert Levine"; Stamped on right shoe: "Neiman-Marcus".
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Herbert Levine, Inc.

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of red silk. Sleeveless; knee length. Wide scooped neckline with horizontal folds at bust. High waistline is piped. Skirt is slightly A-lined with wrap around on the right which forms folds at the right waistline. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Lined in red silk faille. Designer's label at center back to left of zipper: "Ceil Chapman"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Chapman, Ceil

Velvet dress

Description: Dress of black velvet, wide round scoop neckline, three-quarter length set-in sleeves, vertical bust darts from natural waist line, center front oversized taffeta bow, wide box pleat at center front adding volume under bow, straight skirt, center back zipper. Belt covered in black fabric with hook and bar closure.
Date: 1950/1969

Day dress

Description: Day dress of light red-brown silk, walking length, full length dolman sleeves, bodice with all-over vertical pleats or tucks, center front opening with button placket and five round metal buttons with facets, band collar with small tie of self, yoke from empire to natural waist, wide circle skirt, pockets at side seams, metal zipper at left side, unlined. Label at center inside neckline: Claire McCardell Clothes by Townley, Fabric by Stonecutter.
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958

Skirt suit

Description: Dark blue silk suit with yellow silk crepe de chine scarf. a) Jacket of self with notched collar. Long sleeves with 2" cuff with a black plastic button. A yellow band is under the cuff and it 1/2" of it peeks out. Four black plastic button enclosure center front. 2 1/4" waistband with two black plastic buttons at back. Lined in yellow silk crepe de chine. Designer Label: "Irene" b) Skirt of self is mid-calf length. Lightly gathered to 1" waistband. 7" left side zipper. Lining of dark blue sil… more
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Lentz, Irene

Coat dress

Description: Coat dress of red wool. Mid- to street-length.Buckles at both shoulders causing the dress to have a jumper look. Shirred waist, attached belt, long sleeved with cuffs. Lined with red fabric. Single hook and eye closure. Retailer's label at inside back collar: "Neiman-Marcus" overlaid with "PIETRO" (almost invisible)
Date: 1950
Creator: Pietro
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