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Hat

Description: Hat of multi-colored straw. Based on a beret, the hat consists of a crown of finely woven straw in bands of dark blue, red, white, and dark blue. The crown is formed as a flattened sphere, surmounted by a small sphere of dark blue velvet. The hat is unlined, with an inner hatband of dark blue/black grosgrain ribbon around the inside base of the crown. Brand label sewn to inner hatband: "Lee Bury / Hats".
Date: 1952
Creator: Asbury Millinery Co. (Dallas, Texas)
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Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6569

Description: Butterick pattern 6569 to make a slim, one-piece casual dress with asymmetrical detail for "slimming effect," including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Butterick Company
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Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6208

Description: Envelope for a Butterick pattern to make a child's nightgown with ruffled yoke, neckline and sleeves, button front closure, and Peter Pan collar option; includes illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Butterick Pattern Company

Hat

Description: Hat of white straw trimmed with chiffon, net and a flower. The hat formed as a modified pillbox, with cylindrical white straw crown, very slightly domed. Around the crown is a wide band of ruched pink chiffon overlaid by white netting/veiling. At front is a large artificial silk flower. The narrow straw brim is undulating and rolled. Inside crown is inner red grosgrain ribbon hatband. Accompanied by one short hatpin with simulated pearl head. Designer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Styl… more
Date: 1952/1957
Creator: Coralie

"La Cigale" late day dress

Description: Cocktail ensemble of silver (pale lavender?) heavy faille moire consisting of: A) Cocktail dress. 3/4 length. Sleeveless with thin straps. Shallow V-neck. Natural waist with a bias cut, 1-1/4" set-in waistband between skirt and bodice trimmed with a center, non-functioning gray plastic button. Fitted bust with gores at bust and under-arm. Inverted pleats at front and back center. Center back zipper closure with hook & eye closure at base of bodice. Cream satin lining in bust which descends to… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Dior, Christian

Coat Dress

Description: Coat dress of brown silk faille in "Ottoman" style. Knee or street length, with turndown collar and slight V neckline. Darts at bust for fit. Four button closures at center front with bound buttonholes, two above and two below waist/belt. Hook and eyes at waistline. Long sleeves with rolled cuffs and underarm gussets. In-seam pockets at sides. Flared skirt, pleated in back. Simulated "shirtwaist" decoration at front of skirt. Unlined. Designer's label at inside back collar: "Made in / Fra… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Dior, Christian

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress in princess style of pink and white silk floral print. Below knee length with 1-1/4" shoulder straps. Side panels wrap around and meet at center front and join with a bow of self 12" above hemline. Center back zipper with hook & eyes. Bodice has interior structure of white netting with boning, white grosgrain ribbon petersham and zipper. Lined in white organdy with weighted hem. Designer's label at left side seam of bodice: "Printemps-Ete 1952 / Christian Dior / Paris / Made In … more
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Dior, Christian

Dress

Description: Halter-style dress of black wool. Below-knee-length, with wide strap running from front up and behind neck. Straight neckline at front, with very low rounded edge at back - almost to mid-back. Center front with draped effect at waist, appearing "pulled" from hips, and with central front drape. 2 large pleats from waist at back. Center back opening with 5 self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes, supplemented with hook & eye at top and two hook & eyes at waist, and with zipper under edge o… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Dior, Christian

Coat dress

Description: A: Coat dress of gold matelassé. Calf length; flared skirt; seam at waistline; bust darts; peter pan collar. Closure of six buttons with bound buttonholes on skirt; button and snap at neckline and hook and eye at waist. 3/4 length dolman sleeves with vents and two non-functioning buttons and bound buttonholes; underarm gussets. Side slit pockets. Unlined; grosgrain petersham. Designer label: Galanos / Originals / Beverly Hills Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus B: Self-covered belt with square buck… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Velvet cap

Description: Red velvet calotte. Hat styled as a calotte (also spelled "calot"), or modified Juliet cap, with low domed crown, straight across back edge, rounded at sides, and with scalloped edge at front. Along lower edge at sides and front is double strand of black silk(?) braided rope, with matching tassels hanging between lobes of scallops. Lined in a woven gold lamé-type material. Designer's label sewn inside: "Edna Mye / Dallas"
Date: 1952
Creator: Mye, Edna

Day Dress

Description: Day dress of gray/white print silk taffeta. Street- or tea-length, of paper silk taffeta printed with a dense design of varying sizes of small white polka dots on a gray ground. V-neckline, with bow of self just below point. 3/4 length dolman sleeves. Full skirt, cut for crinoline. Center back zipper. Designer's label: "Traina-Norell / New York"
Date: 1952
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Hat

Description: Hat of natural colored braided straw. The hat is formed of a flat oval of braided straw, turned up at back, trimmed with a small bouquet of red and blue silk flowers. At the back of the hat, on the segment that is turned up, is applied a black velvet ribbon bow. Extending to either side from the center, beneath the flowers, are black velvet ribbons to tie the hat under the wearer's chin. Designer's label on underside of hat: "Sandy Dallas" Worn by Frances Virginia Parramore Thinnes in 1952… more
Date: 1952
Creator: Sandy of Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #3886

Description: Simplicity pattern 3886 to make a dress, jacket, and vestee with pin tucks, scooped neckline, kimono sleeves, and full skirt, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091

Description: Simplicity pattern 4091 to make a dress with flared skirt, fitted bodice, short or three-quarter sleeves, and rolled collar, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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