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Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black faille and white linen with jacket and belt. A) Bolero style jacket in black silk faille. Center front opening with four small black circular buttons and bound buttonholes. Short, set-in sleeves trimmed with three matching buttons on tops of sleeves with bound buttonholes. Small welt pockets at sides. Jacket and sleeves lined in white silk satin. Combined designer/retailer label at center back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Dress of black silk fa… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Dress

Description: Daytime dress of red silk faille. Street length. Short sleeves with turned-back edge. Shawl collar with button-down ends at front. Center front opening of 6 circular faceted red plastic buttons. Skirt gathers/pleats at waistline. Side slit pockets. Bodice partly lined in red silk. Red grosgrain ribbon petersham with hook & eye. Designer's label at right side seam: "Christian Dion Original / Made in U.S.A. / Christian Dior - New York Inc. / Trademark" Retailer's label at left side seam of ski… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Dior, Christian

Dress and coat ensemble

Description: Ensemble consisting of: (A): Jacket of dark blue and black wool check, bat wing sleeves, revers collar, no closure, bolero length, lined in black silk. Label: Adele Simpson (B): Dress of black wool jersey, surplice bodice with draped detail at bustline creating empire waist, seam and two gathers at natural waist, lined in black silk, center back zipper, three hook and eye closures at back neckline (C) Belt of leather covered in self, rectangular buckle
Date: 1953
Creator: Simpson, Adele
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4139

Description: Simplicity pattern 4139 for misses' and child's apron with front bib, back ties, gathered skirt, and pockets, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4236

Description: Simplicity pattern 4236 for a child's suit and blouse with front button closure, pleated skirt, and long sleeves, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4256

Description: Simplicity pattern 4256 to make blouses with convertible collar, front button closure, and variety of sleeves, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4263

Description: Simplicity pattern 4263 to make a one-piece dress with detachable trim, overlapping bodice, flared skirt, and sleeve variations, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4421

Description: Simplicity pattern 4421 to make a girl's flared skirt with pockets, sleeveless jumper, and lumberjacket with front button closure, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Vogue Pattern #7918

Description: Vogue pattern 7918 to make a bodice-front blouse with yoke, various collars, and long or short set-in sleeves, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: Vogue Pattern

Evening Dress

Description: Evening dress of white silk jersey. Floor length; long dolman sleeves. Deep V neckline. Set-in waistline gathered at sides. Skirt gathers below set-in waistline. Left side zipper with two snaps; petersham at interior of waist. Hip drapery with wide sewn in "belt", pleated at ends and closed with 4 hook & eyes. Unlined. Combined designer/retailer label on inside left seam near hem: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell"
Date: 1953
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Hat

Description: Hat of gray and natural straw. The low, domed crown is of a dark blue-gray woven straw, encircled at the base by a band of red velvet ribbon that forms a bow at front and has trailing ends at back. The wide brim of the same dark blue-gray straw is oval, set so sides are wider than front/back edges. Over the brim is a smaller oval panel of natural woven straw, giving the effect of a second, smaller brim. The hat is unlined, with dark blue-gray grosgrain ribbon hatband. Designer's label on i… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Vallé, Marion

Hat

Description: Hat in the style of a derby completely covered in various shades of hot pink leaf-shaped cut outs of velvet, satin, and other fabrics. Cylindrical crown, up-turned brim. The hat is lined in hot pink faille and has a pink grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Sewn into the inner hatband is a homemade(?) hand embroidered label: "Jo Bailey Hats" Measurements; 27 cm. front to back; 26 cm. side to side; 11 cm. from lowest point of brim to top of crown.
Date: 1953/1963
Creator: Weatherby, Josephine Bailey

Jersey dress

Description: Dress of dark green wool jersey felt with V-neckline and rounded collar; short sleeves; fitted waistline; two draped flap pockets at hips; lower mid-length. Designer Label: Samuel Winston / by Charles James
Date: 1953
Creator: James, Charles & Winston, Samuel

Skirt suit

Description: Skirt suit. A) Jacket of black boucle wool. Long, set-in sleeves with hem edged in black satin. Turn-back collar, black satin revers. Four front patch pockets with flaps trimmed in black satin and one circular black satin-covered button on each pocket. Lined in black silk satin. Combined designer's/retailer's label at inside back collar: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Blouse of black satin. Piped around jewel neckline and sleeveless armholes. 2" waistband ties at left side. Zipper… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Traina-Norell

Sportswear separates

Description: Three pieces. a) Heavy wool wine red colored jacket. Collar lined with navy blue velvet. Two large black button closures on front of jacket. Two deep pockets on front with no closure. Fabric label right side: Made in France by Lesur Paris. Neiman Marcus label center collar. b) light wool navy blue dress. Long sleeves. Matching large black buttons on right and left hip. Pockets with no closures at hip. Decorative seams along waist. Zipper closure in back center. Neiman Marcus label in left si… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Aldrich, Larry

Twill suit

Description: Suit (jacket and skirt) of light brown tweed flecked with cream, yellow, green, red, orange, etc. A) Jacket. Waist length. No collar. CF opening with 5 circular mottled brown plastic buttons. Long sleeves, each with single button at wrist. Two pockets at hips, smaller ones at upper bust. Lined in gray-mauve. Tag in back of collar says, "Bergdorf Goodman/ On the Plaza/ New York" Tag behind label, part printed part handwritten: "Bergdorf / Goodman / On The Plaza - New York / Mrs. R. Lloyd / Da… more
Date: 1953
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