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Evening dress

Description: Dress of black velvet. Full-length, off-the-shoulder, with sweetheart neckline. Long sleeves with bell-shaped cuffs, covered from elbow to cuff with gold leaf applique outlined in black chenille. Cuffs with chenille trim. Fisheye darts in front below the empire waist seam. Back with princess seams and center back zipper. Black lining.
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening Jacket

Description: Jacket of black satin covered with velvet floral and embroidery appliques. Hip-length jacket flares from waist to hem. Standing portrait collar with sweetheart neckline. Long fitted sleeves with flared black satin cuffs. Center front opening with 5 non-functioning large circular black satin covered buttons and various hidden hooks and snaps. Complex inner structure. Jacket has inner boned bustier-like structure that zippers up front and has inner petersham belt below bust. Jacket "shell" … more
Date: Autumn 1993
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Cropped jacket

Description: Short cropped jacket of black velvet embellished with black silk braid, beads and sequins in reptile design. Black satin lapels; long sleeves. Designer's label: "Haute Couture / Givenchy" Couture number behind designer's label: "82309"
Date: 1994
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Dress

Description: Dress of black crepe. Round neck; princess seams with gathers around waist to back; long sleeves with shoulder pads; back matching princes seams; center back zipper with hook and eye at neck; lined with black silk.
Date: 1994/1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Dress

Description: Dress of black wool(?) faille. Knee length; round neck; bodice has princess seams; two patch pockets with bows of black grosgrain ribbon at hips; long sleeves with black ribbon trim; shoulder pads; zipper at back left shoulder. 2 hook and eyes across left shoulder seam; lined in black silk. Designer's label at inside back near zipper: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture number behind: "172797"
Date: 1994/1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Evening ensemble: A) Evening dress of black silk with printed white polka-dots. Strapless, with sweetheart bustier. Sleeveless. Full-length, with fitted and boned bodice, and with princess seaming. Seam at waist. Straight skirt, with added fullness at back for movement. No seam at center back, and zipper is set into left side princess seam at back. Hook & eye at top of zipper, and inner zipper for lining/boning layer. Hook-and-eye tape at inner bodice. Designer's label at inside: "Pierre Balmai… more
Date: 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: A) Evening gown of black tulle. Full length, with full, layered skirt. Bodice with high waistline, strapless, with sweetheart neckline. 11 self-covered non-functioning buttons at center front camouflaging the zipper. Hook-and-eye at top of zipper. Bodice covered with outer layer of horizontally ruched black tulle, over inner layer of pink. Full-length full skirt of outer layer of black tulle, gathered into waist, and with scrolling black tulle appliques at hem. Under-layer of black tulle/mesh, … more
Date: 1994/1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening dress of Ivory silk with faux tortoise shell details. A) Jacket. Long sleeves. Four buttons on center front closure. Princess seams. B) Sheath style dress. Straight skirt; full length.
Date: 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Skirt suit

Description: Skirt suit of off-white and black polka dots. A) Jacket of off-white silk(?) printed with small black polka dots. Square neckline. Center front opening with with hidden covered snaps alternating with 6 large circular black buttons. Long sleeves with three small black buttons at cuffs. Princess seaming. Inner attached shoulder pads. Lined in light cream silk. Designer's label: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture label: "172.659" B) Skirt of matching printed fabric. Knee length straigh… more
Date: 1994/1996
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Wool pantsuit

Description: Pantsuit of pastel green wool twill. a) Jacket has rounded notched collar; long sleeves. Center front closure of one button. Scalloped hem. Designer label: Haute Couture / Givenchy Handwritten couture number underneath designer label: 82689 b) Matching pleated pants with center front zipper. c) Self fabric belt. d) Blouse of pink silk. sleeveless with draped front bodice and eye-hook closure. Designer label right side seam: Haute Couture / Givenchy / Made in France Handwritten couture nu… more
Date: 1994
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of light, see-through gold silk gazar damask with a design of scrolls/arabesques. A) Kaftan. Full length, with v-neckline. At neckline/back neckline, sleeve ends/cuffs, and in three areas on torso are openwork areas with heavy openwork "web" of branch forms made of heavy gold and copper metallic cord. Long sleeves. Slits from thigh to hem on each side. Designer's label: "Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture label beneath: "172 467" B) Top. "Camisole"-esque top of same fabric, sleeve… more
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of black net covered with black silk applique in a floral motif. Jewel neckline; full length flared skirt. Top of bodice and long sleeves lined with closer-knit black silk net; sleeves have vents with one black covered button with loop. Center back zipper with 14 non-working matching black covered buttons; 4 working buttons above zipper. Keyhole back with one matching button and hook & eye at neckline. Bodice has interior support structure corset with boning and petersham; covered… more
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Suit

Description: Suit of navy wool boucle. A) Jacket. Spread collar of ribbed white cotton(?). Long sleeves with three large circular openwork gold metal buttons on each cuff. Double breasted, with two vertical lines of three buttons, matching those on sleeves. Lined in navy blue silk. Designer's label: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture label underneath: "172463 B) Skirt. Short, with very slight A-line. Lined in same navy blue silk as jacket. Designer's label: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten … more
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Cropped jacket

Description: Jacket of black wool tweed in cropped style. Standing collar extending down front with tiny lapels at waist; princess line front. Long sleeves with hidden tab closure and three non-functional buttons. No closures; shoulder pads; lined in burgundy silk. Designer label: Yves Saint Laurent / rive gauche "Made in France" label at center back; evidence of label removed at left side.
Date: 1995/2005
Creator: Saint Laurent, Yves

Day dress

Description: Dress of pink wool. Knee length; round neck; curved seams on front and back with curved rectangular insert at waist; sleeveless; back has asymmetrical princess seams with zipper incorporated into seam; slit on bottom left side; lined in light pink silk. Designer Label: CHADO / Ralph Rucci
Date: 1995/2005
Creator: Rucci, Ralph

Dress

Description: Dress of black silk. Full length; funnel collar; slit neck; top stitching detail on curved waist panel; front of dress curves up at the bottom which is covered by longer curved panel that attaches at waist; two in seam front pockets; three-quarter length raglan sleeves; curved seams on back; center back zipper; top stitching detail on side hip and waist area; lined in black silk. Designer LAbel: Ralph Rucci / CHADO
Date: 1995/2005
Creator: Rucci, Ralph

Evening dress

Description: Dress of dark red silk. Full length; empire waist; v-neck with detail stitching; darker red rough silk weave inserts at shoulders and extending from sides to back; sleeveless; low back has partially attached fabric drape; back has curved seams with triangular openings that reveal red iridescent silk taffeta lining; center back zipper. Designer's label inside: "Chado / Ralph Rucci" Content label inside: "100% / Silk"
Date: 1995/2005
Creator: Rucci, Ralph
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