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Cocktail Ensemble - Dress and Jacket

Description: Cocktail Ensemble of beige chiffon. A) Cocktail dress. Short, knee-length or slightly longer, sleeveless dress with narrow straps. Rounded neckline with self ruffle edging. Chiffon of bodice is gathered at neckline, vertical at front, but rounding to horizontal at back. Skirt has knife-pleating from natural waistline to hips, the pleats opening from hips and falling softly to hem. Center back zipper closure on main dress, with series of 4 snap closures below waist on pleated outer skirt… more
Date: 1965
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Day dress

Description: Day dress in orange wool knit. Knee-length. Six circular gold-colored, basket weave buttons on front top stitched seam. Decorative orange cord "tie" below wide, pointed collar with reeded, gold-colored spherical terminal beads. Short, set-in sleeves. Skirt is A-lined with pleats coming from waist. Center back zipper closure with hook & loop and 2 hook & loops on collar. Lined in orange silk crepe. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Christian Dior - New York Inc." Retailer's label below… more
Date: 1965/1969
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Daytime Ensemble

Description: Daytime ensemble of a navy blue crepe. a) Jacket of navy wool crepe. Double breasted with six circular white plastic buttons, three bound buttonholes and three covered snaps; waist length. Wide, rounded neckline. Yoked shoulders of same. Long, set-in sleeves with matching non-functioning button at hem. Lined in ivory silk. Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus" b) Sheath style dress of navy wool crepe with cream colored yoke and 1-1/2" band collar. Sleeveless; below knee le… more
Date: 1963/1969
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Dress

Description: Day dress of gray flannel. Knee length, with empire waist, mandarin collar, and short sleeves. Scalloped hem detail of white organdy, with white organdy flowers on hem area, around collar and sleeves. Center back zipper with 2 hook & loops. Lined in gray silk crepe. Designer's label at center back seam of lining: "Christian Dior - New York Inc." Lot/size and Union Label at seam with designer's label. Retailer's label at left side of center back neckline: "Lou Lattimore / Dallas"
Date: 1965
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Ensemble - Blouse and Skirt

Description: Ensemble of off-white heavy weight linen with hand embroidery. A) Blouse with bateau neckline and embroidered in large, stemmed pink flowers. Sleeveless. Fitted with darts at bust. Attached belt of self fabric wraps around back waist from front right seam and snaps under a self-knotted section at left front seam. Hem is just below waist. Size label in lower zipper seam. B) Skirt of linen with 1'' waistband and box pleat panel at center front forming an A-line. Two darts at back and front; mid… more
Date: 1965/1970
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Ensemble - Over Blouse and Dress

Description: Ensemble of green silk faille. Over-bodice. Short, cropped top with wide, rounded neckline. The short, set-in sleeves are open along the entire top, each sleeve with 3 sets of 4 paired eyelets which are laced with three ties per sleeve. Center back zipper opens from bottom, not opening all the way to back neckline. Designer's label at right side seam: "Christian Dior - New York Inc." Dress. Below-knee length, with wide rounded neckline. Sleeveless, with fitted bodice. Slightly raised w… more
Date: 1965~
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Hat

Description: Hat in cloche style of orange velour felt with bow of self and polychromatic feather trim. Four inch high-walled, flat top, pillbox crown with 1/2" downward brim. Roll of felt for band and bow. At left of mid-center side of crown feathers in brown, sienna, lavender, green and dark brown from bow to lower edge of front brim. Body made in France.
Date: 1960
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Skirt Suit

Description: Skirt suit of gold silk with slub yarns. A) Short jacket. Collarless, with rounded neckline. Single breasted with closure of three large buttons and bound buttonholes. Two vertical, single-welt chest pockets. Three-quarter length, two-piece sleeves. Lined in matching gold silk. Designer's label at inside right seam near opening: "Christian Dior-New York Inc." Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus" B) Skirt, knee-length and slightly A-lined. 1" waistband and two front verti… more
Date: 1963
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)

Hat

Description: Hat of black felt wool felt. Possibly for riding, the hat has a cylindrical crown 2" high, slightly domed at top. Encircling the base of the crown is a narrow band of black suede, tied at side. The narrow brim is of the same black felt. material. From sides and back of hat hang a panel of black jersey to protect the wearer's neck from sun. The panel is cut to create extending ties at sides, which secure under wearer's chin. Unlined, with a black grosgrain ribbon inner headband. Designer… more
Date: 1960
Creator: Clover Lane

Dress

Description: Dress of silk knit with abstract floral design of large pink flowers with green centers. Sleeveless, with wide straps and scooped neckline. Empire waist with darts for fit. Street length. Attached belt of 2" pink velvet ribbon forms a bow at left which closes with two hook & eyes. Center back zipper. Lined in cream organdy(?) with cream acetate inner lining. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Pattullo - Jo Copeland" Retailer's label at left side seam: "Bonwit Teller" Size tag and union… more
Date: 1965
Creator: Copeland, Jo

Dress

Description: Maxi paper bridesmaid dress of Reemay spun polyester "paper". The long dress is printed with a pattern of impressionistic flowers in greens, pink, blues and purples on a yellow ground. It has a high, rounded neckline with no collar, and opens with a zipper at center back from collar to just above waist. The long, fitted sleeves have a thin band at cuff which extends to be tied into a bow. Empire waistline, from which extend box pleats. The dress appears to have a full, floor-length skirt, b… more
Date: 1969/1970
Creator: DHJ Industries

Hat

Description: Hat of jersey and multicolored yarn. The hat is styled to resemble of turban, with central cylindrical white jersey(?) crown, the sides of which are overlaid with interlaced bands of yellow/brown, blue/gray, red, and white yarn with thin bands of gold ribbon. Lined in white satin, with inner off-white grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Designer's label on inner hatband: " 'Dachettes' / Designed by Lilly Daché " Label for United Hatters Cap & Millinery Workers at inside hatband.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Daché, Lilly, 1898-1989

Turban

Description: Turban of light beige fine net with tiny beads(?) worked into the mesh. The hat is layered, and slightly pleated along the length. At back is a bow of same material, and at front is an ornate rhinestone set brooch of light green and brown stones forming a starburst design. Inner off-white grosgrain ribbon hatband. Designer's label inside: "Lilly Dache Paris 78 East 56th St. New York"
Date: [1960..1969]
Creator: Daché, Lilly, 1898-1989

Hat

Description: Hat of light blue ostrich feathers. Designed on a circular under band of light blue velvet-covered wire, the hat is formed of a radiating spray of dyed ostrich feathers, with light blue netting extending out as a veil, and with two light blue ribbon loops with attached simulated tortoise-shell hairpins to secure hat to wearer's head. Unlined. Designer's label: "Damozel / New York"
Date: [1960..1969]
Creator: Damozel

Fur coat

Description: A) Coat of natural jaguar. Long sleeves; 3/4 length. Shawl collar with lapels; side slit pockets. Double breasted with two large black circular plastic buttons. Lined in black silk with jacquard trellis pattern. Designer's label at center back neckline: "De Pinna / Fifth Ave. New York" "Aaron" embroidered in yellow on right side. B) Tie belt of matching fur; 1-1/2" x 57" C) Remnant of jaguar fur.
Date: 1960
Creator: De Pinna

Cocktail Ensemble - Dress and Jacket

Description: Cocktail ensemble of orange wool with embroidered pattern of small squares of orange and silver novelty thread which form a larger abstract pattern. Ensemble consists of: A) Cocktail dress. Knee-length, sleeveless dress with rounded neckline edged with gold braid trim accented with gold studs and silver rhinestones. Bodice with princess seaming for fit. Attached belt of same fabric at natural waist edged by bands of same braid as neckline. Skirt gathers at waistline, and has side slit po… more
Date: Autumn 1968
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Day dress

Description: Dress of geometric printed black, white, and gray wool. Jumper inspired style; A-line, knee-length. Standing round collar and long sleeves of black knit. Main body of dress formed of vertical panels of geometric print of small black, white, gray squares and grounds, with long, thin bands of inserted black knit fabric matching neckline and sleeves. Two patch pockets on front hips. Center back zipper with hook and loop at top of collar. Torso of dress lined in black cotton(?). Designer's label at… more
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Day dress

Description: Shirtwaist style dress of black suede and orange/black printed knit. Shirt style collar is of orange, black, brown and yellow psychedelic print down CF and around waist. Black cord laces up the front bodice. Remaining parts of bodice are black suede. Long straight sleeves of printed fabric. Gathered skirt of printed cross-hatch cotton. Back Collar: Oscar de la Renta Boutique
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar
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