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Evening dress

Description: Dress of full-length of black jersey. Long sleeves with three hook-and-loop closures. Deep v-neck. Center front opening zipper to waist and snaps and concealing bow. Collar cuffs, bow, and hem with wide bands of stitching. Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Noriko / Chicago"
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Noriko

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of black net in diamond-shaped pattern over black underdress with appliqués of gold, silver, red, pink, and magenta metallic dots and small pompoms. Wide, U-shaped neckline. Asymmetric hemline is street length in front tapering to full length in back with short train. Two-tiered, 14" and 16", gathered hemline. Long, narrow sleeves lined to elbows with long, two-tiered bell-shaped cuffs extending from elbows. Hem of underdress has 10" of crinoline to support and shape dress. Cente… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble A) Long strapless evening gown and matching short jacket of off-white satin in a multi-colored brocade in an oriental floral pattern. Dress is boned. and has a self fabric ribbon and bow at empire waistline with a pleated straight skirt. B) Jacket is fitted with inset sleeves and three covered buttons CB.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Tam, Richard

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble of coat and dress. A) Jacket of white mink fur. Long set-in sleeves. Waist length. Center front opening with two large covered hook & eyes. Lined in yellow silk crepe with body of jacket lined in extra layer of silk organza. Designer label: "Arnold Scaasi" Handwritten style number(?) tag pinned at inside right: "1043" B) Detachable cuffs for jacket of yellow silk crepe under yellow silk organza encrusted with rhinestones, bugle beads and plastic mirrored triangles. C) Detac… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Evening Ensemble - Jacket and Dress

Description: Evening ensemble of red Qiana knit covered in red sequins, consisting of two parts: A) Evening dress in mermaid style. Slip style bodice with spaghetti straps. Full length, straight skirt. Center back zipper with hook & eye. 1" waistband with interior red grosgrain ribbon petersham. Bodice lined in red Qiana knit; skirt lined in red silken fabric. Combined designer/retailer label on inside seam of lining: "Norman Norell for I. Magnin & Co." B) Matching Chanel-style jacket. Long sleeves. Coll… more
Date: 1970~
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Evening Ensemble - Jacket and Dress

Description: Evening ensemble consisting of: A) Evening dress of black wool crepe, knee-length, sleeveless, and with jewel neckline. Center back zipper, with hook & eye. Attached belt of 2-1/2" wide black satin ribbon at waist. Side in-seam pockets. Lined in black silk. B) Jacket of black wool crepe with satin cuffs, and jewel neckline, and long sleeves. Center front opening. Jacket is completely covered in vertical lines of clear/ mirror rhinestones. Lined in black silk. Jacket has combined Designer's/R… more
Date: 1970~
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Faja

Description: Faja (Belt) of red-orange, white, and black cotton. Handwoven on backstrap loom with warp face weave. Linear, geometric, repeating design of plants and human figures in red and black in the center, with primarily black and white band of repeating design along edges. Ends of faja unfinished/untied.
Date: 1970/1979

Floral ensemble

Description: A) Dress of fine, translucent white organdy with woven-in satin flowers in lime green, red, black, purple, and white. Low scoop neck, long sleeves with piped cuffs, set-in waistband edged in piping, full length gathered skirt. Center back zipper. Lined in white, attached at neckline and waist, providing an inner skirt effect behind the translucent outer fabric. B) Scarf made of a triangle of self material, edged in green and white piping.
Date: 1970/1975

Fur-trimmed ensemble

Description: Woman's two-piece suit of ivory wool twill weave fabric with white fox fur collar. A) Jacket. Full-length jacket with shawl-style collar faced with fur. Center front opening with one large hood closure. Modified yoke at shoulder front. Padded shoulders. Long fitted sleeves with three button mock closure at wrist. Lined with ivory twill lining fabric. Retailer's label at inside back collar: "Marie / Leavell" B) Skirt. Medium length, straight cut with fitted waistband. Two tucks on each side… more
Date: 1970/1979

Gingham dress

Description: Dress of blue, lilac, peach and pink cotton/polyester gingham. Full-length dress of checkered gingham. Front of the double-layered bodice and short oversleeves are of woven strips of the checkered material. The back of bodice is blue check gingham. Long pink check sleeves with blue check cuffs, small bows, and two snaps. Full-length blue check gingham skirt, with strips 6" long and 1" wide of same checkered materials at waistline and hem. Bodice has center front opening secured with three bows,… more
Date: 1970/1973
Creator: Brooks, Donald, 1928-2005

Grey wool dress

Description: Dress of gray wool. A-line; princess seams with slit pockets at front seams. Knee length. Sleeveless with wide collarless neckline. Attached half belt snaps in back with faux two-button closure. Center back zipper closure. Lined in mauve faille.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Klein, Anne

Hat

Description: Hat of dark brown velvet. Somewhat styled as a "slouch hat", the slightly conical crown is flattened at top, and is embellished with concentric bands of top-stitching. Crown is encircled at base by a narrow band of taupe grosgrain ribbon, and has an ornament on right side consisting of a vertical 14" pheasant feather and various other brown and white feathers at base forming a "pouf". The wide brim is slightly wavy, turns down to edge, and is similarly embellished with concentric bands of to… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Adolfo

Hat

Description: Hat of purple felt. Designed to appear as a beret, the hat has a low crown, folded and somewhat crushed, with parts extending out as a brim in front and a "wing" at side. No real brim, but the extensions of the crown simulate one. Curled around the "wing" is a band of metallic thread and beading braid. Unlined. With purple grosgrain inner hatband, and a black elastic cord to help secure hat to wearer's head. Maker's label: "Parkridge / Exclusives"
Date: [1970..1979]
Creator: Parkridge Exclusives

Hat

Description: Beret style hat of medium red simulated (?) reptile skin. Pieced crown of eight triangular panels and one half-round panel. Matching covered shank button at center of crown. Stiffened brim with twenty-four rows of horizontal burgundy topstitching. Burgundy grosgrain ribbon headband. Fully lined in gold metallic organza over white organza. Retailer's label stitched at center of crown lining: "Neiman-Marcus / Made to Order". Measurements: Front to back: ca. 25.5 cm. Side to side: ca. 25.5 cm. He… more
Date: 1970/1979

Hat

Description: Turban style hat of silk in turquoise blue, yellow, light gray, purple and red with “Givenchy” printed in fabric. Looped knot at center front. Designer's label: "Adolfo / New York Paris" Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus / Salon"
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Olive, Frank

Hostess dress

Description: Hostess dress of gray, aqua and pink Pucci-style printed silk surah in abstract swirl and circle design. Fabric has "Bessi" signature in fabric design. Flared, maxi length princess-line seaming with high rounded neckline. Bracelet length, set-in sleeves with a box pleated shaping tuck between the elbow and wrist. Center back zipper closure with hook & eye at the neckline. Fully lined in pink silk jacquard with the designer's name. Designer's label: Bessi / Firenze Italia Retailer's label: Expre… more
Date: 1970
Creator: Bessi, Averado

Hostess ensemble

Description: Hostess ensemble of hot pink silk crepe. A) Blouse. Over-sized, poncho-like. Wide neckline, Center back closure with three self-covered buttons and loops. 4" visible hem all around. Side seams have released. Designer label: Pauline Trigère B) Palazzo pants of matching fabric. Elastic waist with back zipper.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Trigère, Pauline

Jacket

Description: Jacket of plum/gray heather wool in western-inspired style with looped brown silk cord trim. Single-breasted with rounded notched lapels; long suit sleeves. Two patch pockets at front sides and one patch pocket left breast. Single self-covered button closure. Plum synthetic lining. Designer label: Ralph Lauren Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus
Date: 1970/1980
Creator: Lauren, Ralph
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