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Dress

Description: Black, green, and blue plaid day dress of cotton wool. Ballerina length full skirt and natural waistline. Band collar at neck. Five black plastic buttons at center front. Long gigot sleeves with one black plastic button at band at cuff. Two bound pockets at each side of waist. Extra button located on label. Designer's label at inside center back; "Laura / Ashley / Made in Great Britain" Care and content label under designer's label with extra button.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Laura Ashley

Dress

Description: Evening dress of steel gray satin. Off the shoulder, elbow length ruched sleeves with modified crumb catcher shoulders lined in coral satin. Floor length. Skirt covered with rosettes of same with lattice effect. Bustle at back of knees is trimmed with large bow lined in coral satin. Center back zipper closure with snap closure on shoulders. 1763/F87
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Ensemble

Description: Skirt ensemble: a) Maxi skirt of olive, turquoise, grey, black and orange/pink quilted satin with gold quilted velvet appliques, and appliques of light gold metallic on black. Quilted satin background has large abstract leaf motif with rough, feathered edges. Appliques are of a smaller leaf motif, the majority of which are gold velvet. Skirt is fully lined in a stiffened transparent black fabric with bands of woven plastic threads spaced from top to bottom to create a fuller skirt. Full-length… more
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of burgundy velvet with black taffeta. Full length strapless. Bodice of velvet with velvet ruffle at neckline and matching ruffle just below waist. Skirt composed of alternating horizontal ruffles of burgundy velvet and black satin. Center back zipper with black satin bow at top. Inner boning in bodice. Horsehair stiffening to skirt, two inner layers of tulle petticoat, inner slip with stiffened wide hem. No labels found
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Plaid dress ensemble

Description: Ensemble of orange, black and white plaid wool and grey jersey knit wool/ cotton. a) Dress of grey jersey knit. Floor length. Turtle neck, 3" front, 1" back. Invisible zipper in back. Large black zipper in front to waist. Curved waist. W-shape gathers at front. Long sleeve. Designer label back of neckline: Geoffrey Beene b) Bolero jacket of orange wool. Large collar. 2" button at collar seam. Pocket flaps. c) Hood of jacket fabric.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey

Boater hat

Description: B) Natural straw hat. Domed crown with wide chocolate brown rayon hatband and bow in back. Elastic chin strap.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Laura Ashley

Dress

Description: A) Periwinkle blue cotton floral printed day dress with dusty rose and blue flowers. Square neckline. Natural waistline. Ballerina-length 31" skirt. Full 14" short sleeves with 1 1/2" band at cuff. Invisible zipper center back. 2 bound pockets on each side at waist, B). Sash belt 2 1/2" wide of same fabric located in loop on label. Designer's label inside center back neckline; "Laura / Ashley / Made in Great Britain" Care and content label underneath designer's label. Numerical label underneat… more
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Laura Ashley

Blouse

Description: Blouse of turquoise green silk. No collar. Long sleeves with French cuffs; two self-covered buttons at each cuff. Three snaps at center front near waistline. Waistline is gathered onto inside grosgrain petersham giving peplum effect. Inverted pleat at center back; shoulder pads. Designer Label: Givenchy / Made in France Couture Number: 76746
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Bubble skirt ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble. a) Short black velvet and pink poly-satin strapless evening dress. Strapless boned bodice of black velvet with pink satin two-tier bubble skirt gathers in the center with wide velvet ribbon bow and pink rose at left side. Hem is banded with black velvet. b) Bolero style jacket of matching velvet with oversized puffed satin sleeves.
Date: 1987
Creator: Costa, Victor

Child's dress

Description: Girl's dress of royal blue polyester/cotton poplin. Puffed sleeves. Peter Pan collar of white knit and tiny blue pin dots. Gathers at high yoke. Teddy bear applique of same knit with red balloon at right of center over white soutache braid trim which runs 2"above hem. Center back zipper closure. Designer's label to left of zipper:"Florence Eiseman / -4T-" Care label to left of designer label. Original store tag attached at left underarm.
Date: 1987
Creator: Eiseman, Florence

Child's dress

Description: Girl's dress of jewel-toned cotton plaid in two shades of blue and magenta with white plaid stripes. Long, modified bishop sleeves are gathered at the shoulder and have 1" cuffs. White Swiss embroidered collar and attached magenta flower with teal green leaves. High, gathered waist. Attached magenta tucked tie belt. Center back zipper closure. Unlined; shoulder gathers are stiffened with white grosgrain ribbon. Designer's label at left of zipper: "Florence Eiseman / 4" Care label to left of de… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Eiseman, Florence

Day Dress

Description: Day dress of black and white silk jacquard in a houndstooth check and spiral.
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Double-breasted dress

Description: Day dress of navy blue ramie-cotton blend, tea length, v-neckline created by double-breasted construction (reminiscent of princess seams) with six white round plastic buttons, wide rounded collar of cotton percale (?) trimmed in Battenburg lace creating leaf-life motifs, sleeveless, drop waist with box pleats, unlined. Labels: Nancy Johnson, size 10, fabric content and care label with Made in Hong Kong
Date: 1987
Creator: Johnson, Nancy

Dress

Description: Short dress of red taffeta; short sleeves of white taffeta with daisy appliques. full skirt.
Date: 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Dress

Description: Yellow and white print silk dress. Fitted bodice with princess-line seams. rounded neckline and short set-in sleeves. The low cut sleeves give the impression of a batwing sleeve. They are narrower along the shoulderline than at the underarm. collapsing in soft folds. Centerback closure with four clear yellow buttons. four bound buttonholes. two covered snaps at the neckline. three covered snaps at the waistline and a zipper off left center from the waist to the hipline. The above-the-knee fitte… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Dress

Description: Evening dress of green, yellow and red splashy flower printed crepe. Off the shoulder with center front diamond shaped cutout on bodice trimmed with bows at bust and waist. Floor length. Boned bodice; center back zipper closure.
Date: 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Dress

Description: Strapless sheath dress of tan stretch twill.
Date: 1987/1988
Creator: Klein, Calvin, 1942-

Embroidered shoes

Description: Shoes of black leather exterior and red interior; gold embroidery covering toe; toes curl upward.
Date: 1987

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of thin rayon. (a) Tank shirt of white with black broken stripes. Gather at center front neck and pleats down center front. Black and white bias at hems. Polka dots woven in. (b) Jacket of same bias. Pleats down front and wrists. No collar. Small flower buttons. Off-white. (c) Ankle length straight skirt of rayon. Black. Small pleats. Stitched down. Same bias at hem and side seams. (d) Below-knee length skirt, same as (c) (e) Belt of 1/2" black satin.
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of red and white silk jacquard in a pattern of falling petals with figured background. A) Dress of red and white silk jacquard with red petals on white ground. Street-length, sleeveless, with wide straps and V-neckline in front. Shallow boat neckline at back. Slightly raised waistline, and skirt pleated into waistline. Slash pocket at either hip, hidden by pleating. Center back zipper closure with hook-and-eye at top. Bodice lined in white silk, skirt lined in white tulle. Label insid… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Evening dress

Description: Green and black iridescent evening gown. A) Bodice: boned. strapless bustier of heavy. green/black iridescent satin. Banded neckline that curves upward over the bust. Zippered left side closure with four supplemental hook&eyes. Black tulle inner bodice with grosgrain bust and waist stays. Bust pads. Label stitched over right side boning. B) Skirt: full-length. three paneled. heavy. green/black iridescent satin skirt gathered into a narrow waistband. Slits in both front panel seams at hip le… more
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress in shades of cobalt blue silk chiffon with leopards in profile and leopard spot print throughout. Entire dress is accented with bugle beads of blue iridescent and metallic gold. Straight, unstructured silhouette with round neckline and long unlined sleeves. Center back zipper closure with hook & eye at neckline. Lined in rayon from shoulders to hem; 15" slit at left side. Designer's label inside skirt: "[6 Japanese characters] / Hanae Mori" Retailer's label inside skirt: "Neiman… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Mori, Hanae

Evening dress

Description: Black on black polka dot evening dress with train. Fitted bodice in black silk with polka dot motif. Off-the-shoulder neckline with wide. ruffled collar. Full-length. fitted sleeves. Gathered wrist with short zipper closure. Centerback zipper closure with hook&eye at neckline. Neck ruffle fastens center back with 4 snaps. Natural waistline. Fitted skirt gathered into waistseam. Slit skirt. gathered centerback. Attached train gathered into centerback waistline. Tubular shaped train with hem ruff… more
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Evening dress

Description: Yellow and black print satin evening gown. Full-length. princess-line evening dress in yellow satin with black herringbone pattern. Strapless. with diagonally draped overpanels that meet center-front. Zippered left side seam closure with hook&eye at neckline. Closure disguised by draped bust panel which closes with 6 covered snaps. Back waistline seam with 3 tiered. ruffled bustle with a left-side snap to accommodate zipper. Skirt flares from knee to the hemline. Boned yellow silk inner bodice … more
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
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