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Lounging robe

Description: Lounging robe of sage green wool challis. Full length; long sleeves. Double collar of matching sage wool and ivory peau de soie. Center front lapped opening and attached belt. Closure of two hook and eye with one snap at top of opening. Lined in ivory peau de soie. Designer label: Galbraith / Original
Date: 1940
Creator: Galbraith

Maternity ensemble

Description: Maternity ensemble consisting of: A) Jacket-style top of brown wool plaid with cream and light blue. Shawl collar, with squared front neckline. Center front double-breasted opening having two vertical rows of 5 domed self-covered buttons, and 2 hidden snaps at top. Long sleeves. Flaps at hips simulating pockets. Built-in shoulder pads. Unlined. Designer's label at center back neckline: "[logo] Page Boy / Dallas" B) Kangaroo style skirt of brown cotton(?)twill. Mid-calf-length, with slight A-… more
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Page Boy Maternity

Maternity jacket

Description: Maternity coat/jacket of black velvet with hem border of black silk embroidered in scroll and foliage motif. Embroidery at top of border is cut out along the top edge. Long sleeves; notched lapel. Center front closure of self covered buttons with bound buttonholes. Lined in black cotton; shoulder pads. Designer label: Page Boy / Dallas
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Page Boy Maternity

Monogrammed dress

Description: Dress of green and navy blue wool jersey with monogram of "CNC" at left on navy bodice. Knee length; short sleeves with green cuffs. Slit pockets with navy plackets. Gathers at natural waist. Center front snap closure with cutout rounded neckline and closure of two green glass spherical buttons and loops. Additional left side zipper closure. Unlined.
Date: 1940

Mules

Description: Mules of brown/oxblood suede. The shoes are designed with rounded, open toes. The toe-box/instep is formed of brown/oxblood suede with two diamond-shaped cut-outs across instep, with gold kidskin bands across narrow points between openings. The high French heels are covered with same suede. Retailer's stamp inside right shoe: "Neiman-Marcus / Dallas"
Date: 1940

Navy silk nightgown

Description: Nightgown of navy silk with floral cutwork along scalloped neckline revealing double-faced net; 3/8" adjustable straps; Empire waistline; lower mid-length with 2" net trim at hem. Label inside skirt: "Chevette / Silk & / 'Bemberg' / rayon yarn" and size tag: "34"
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Chevette

Necktie

Description: Necktie of off-white silk with grey diagonal embroidered stands with vertical off-white ribs in between; four in hand style; 1 1/2" at widest point. Lined in off-white silk with blue D'ore print. Labels: Dreyfuss & Son pure silk; Woven in Switzerland D'ore imported silk
Date: 1940/1960
Creator: Dreyfuss & Son

Negligee

Description: Negligee and bed jacket ensemble of light beige crepe de chine with blue crepe de chine belt. Bias cut; handmade. a) Jacket: bolero length jacket with short gathered sleeves. The sleeve openings are bound in pale blue/gray silk ribbon. Curved front opening without closure devices. The opening is edged with a wide band of appliqued pale blue/gray silk in an abstracted motif extending from the sideseams and around the neckline. The opening and hem of the jacket are bound in pale blue/gray silk r… more
Date: 1940/1945

Negligee

Description: Negligee of pink silk crepe with ivory lace trim at bodice and hem. Full-length, sleeveless, deep V-necklines. Wide bands of lace at straps and neckline and down front of bodice. Flaring skirt, bias-cut. Narrower bands of lace at lower edge. Unlined. No labels in garment.
Date: 1940/1945

Nightgown

Description: Negligee/nightgown of white lace over pink synthetic chiffon with a two-tiered ruffled hem. Full length; pink ribbon drawstring on low rounded neckline. Lace ruffle cap shoulders. Pink ribbon tie at inserted waist band. Center front hook & eye closure.
Date: 1940
Creator: Barsa, Odette

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown of off white or beige silk charmeuse and chiffon. Full length, empire bodice of gathered silk chiffon creating round neckline and sleeveless profile trimmed in silk charmeuse, full skirt of bias silk charmeuse, unlined.
Date: 1940

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown ensemble of pink cotton plissé. A) Nightgown. Bodice trimmed in white lace lattice pattern with white work embroidered flowers and French knots. Waltz-length; sleeveless. Rounded lace neckline with inserted white satin ribbon. White satin ribbon drawstring at waist. B) Bed jacket in matching white lace lattice pattern with white work embroidered flowers and French knots. Short, bell-shaped sleeves. Edges of white lace with inserted white satin ribbon. Sleeveless. pink cotton. waltz-l… more
Date: 1940
Creator: Cerri

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown of pale pink silk charmeuse and off-white lace, bodice of two wide panels of machine made bobbin lace that overlap at the center front creating a v-neckline and surplice bodice, sleeveless, skirt of silk gathered at natural waist, full length
Date: 1940

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown of pale green sheer silk chiffon, full length, lace inserts at yoke and bottom half of long sleeves, collar trimmed with ruffled self, set of self ties at neckline, gathered sleeve cuffs.
Date: 1940

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown of cream or off-white georgette, bias-cut with silk charmeuse and ecru colored alencon lace inserts following the bust line and applique flowers of self on bodice, straps of bias self looped through top of bust cups, bias insert at natural waist, full length. Bed jacket of matching alencon lace, waist length, short full set-in sleeves, center front opening with no closures.
Date: 1940

Nightgown

Description: A) Nightgown of pink satin, bias-cut, with wide white floral lace edging at upper bodice, and band of floral embroidery in pink along base of lace band. Full-length, flaring to hem. Narrow straps, braided at shoulder. Attached self tie at waist. B) Matching pink satin underpants. No labels
Date: 1940

Novelty hat

Description: Calotte style hat of light purple felt in teardrop shape. Decorated in bunches of purple and magenta felt grapes with leaves of green felt. Rose colored rolled felt tie bow at back. Hat covered in purple net with chenille balls. Black grosgrain headband; lined in purple. Elastic band for securing hat to head. Designer's label: "Northridge Inc. / 1 W. 57th St. / New York"
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Northridge, Laddie
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