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Envelope for Advance Pattern #1262

Description: Advance pattern 1262 to make a blouse with tailored style, shallow yoke, front button closure, and varying sleeve lengths with cuffs, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1933/1935
Creator: Advance Pattern Company
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Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #2175

Description: Simplicity pattern 2175 to make a one-piece dress with front button or keyhole front bodice, pointed and high waistline, and "slenderizing"skirt with front panel, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1933/1938
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
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Envelope for Pictorial Pattern #7672

Description: Pictorial pattern 7672 to make a one-piece evening dress with tailored collar, high neckline, plunging V at back, and flared skirt, draped on the bias, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1930/1939
Creator: Pictorial Review Pattern Company
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Envelope for Pictorial Pattern #8922

Description: Pictorial Review pattern 8922 to make a coat in day or evening length with various collars, gathered yoke, and front closure, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1931/1935
Creator: Pictorial Review Pattern Company
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Envelope for McCall Kaumagraph Transfer Pattern #209

Description: Envelope for a McCall Kaumagraph Transfer pattern to make appliqué tulip flower and flower pot designs for suggested items such as kitchen curtains, table runners and pot holders; includes illustrations of finished pieces and instructions for transferring and stamping the designs.
Date: 1934
Creator: McCall Pattern Company
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Envelope for Vogue Special Design Pattern #S-4674

Description: Vogue Special Design pattern S-4674 to make a one-piece dress with fullness at side front skirt with draped diagonal detail, short draped sleeves, and high collarless neckline, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1938/1942
Creator: Vogue Pattern

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of gold lamé and purple metallic woven in ridges 1/2" apart. Full length; epaulettes on sleeveless shoulders. Alternating V-shapes on bodice. V-shaped neckline deeper in back ending in ruffled trim down center back seam. Hook & eye and snap closure on center back seam.
Date: 1934

Blouse

Description: Blouse of ivory silk crepe. Short sleeves with lace inserts on cuffs. Rectangular tucked insets down center front bordered in rows of lace. Shoulder tucks are all hand done. Lace inserts on pointed collar. Center front closure of pearl finished buttons (finish lost on three buttons; bottom button missing).
Date: 1938

Day dress

Description: Evening gown of pale green chiffon. Bodice has horizontal tucks. Elbow length puffed sleeves have rolled cuffs which are vented and have pointed sewn ends. Banded collar extends to form tie at center front. Left side snap closure.
Date: 1938

Evening dress

Description: Evening gown of ivory satin and chiffon. Tubular blouson bodice has 1" shoulder straps and center back closure of hook & eyes with 2" wide bow and trailing ends. Fitted tubular satin slip insert at hips with A-line over skirt of cream chiffon trimmed in 6" band of baby ostrich feathers (swans down?) to just below thigh. Full length lower paneled skirt is flared. Bodice lined in self with grosgrain ribbon petersham; skirt unlined.
Date: 1930

Dress

Description: Dinner dress of floral print embossed seersucker with puffed, raglan short sleeves. High waist. V-shaped, lightly draped neckline is trimmed at center front with bouquet of silk flowers and streamers of black velvet ribbon. Shoulders are trimmed/supported with two narrow black velvet ribbons. Slight train. Center back closure of self-covered buttons and loops. Slip/underdress of pale yellow acetate.
Date: 1933

Day dress

Description: Dress of rust brown rayon crepe. Street-length, with round neckline. Sleeveless. Skirt gathers into bodice forming a drop waistline. Trimmed around neck with three bands of black velvet with central bows. Designer Label: Emily Wilkens / Original
Date: 1930
Creator: Wilkens, Emily

Fur coat

Description: Coat of golden broadtail. 3/4 length and 3/4 length sleeves with wide band of light brown fox trim set just above cuffs. Center front opening with four self-covered circular buttons. Collar and wide band just above hem of fox matching bands on sleeves. Fully lined in light brown silk; patch pocket on inside left side. Retailer's label at center top inside: "Bergdorf / Goodman / Fifth Avenue / at 58th Street". Inside inner pocket: "Bergdorf & Goodman Co. / Fifth Ave., New York / Mrs. A. L. Ll… more
Date: 1930

Day dress

Description: Evening dress of ecru, brown and orange rayon satin with a leaf and flower motif. Full length; sleeveless. Neckline is slightly squared in front and drops to deep cowl in back. Draped shoulders form ties/sash around to center back waist and pass through slit and over cowl to drop down center back. Skirt is straight in front with dropped waist and gathers to two tiers in back giving slight trained effect. Pleated black taffeta under lower gathered tier in back. Left side zipper added at later da… more
Date: 1930/1935

Day dress

Description: Afternoon dress of printed pink rayon shantung with white/brown floral print. Sleeveless with wide V-shaped neckline and divided cape collar. Picot edges on collar and hem. Street length with long line torso and uneven bias cut flounce starting at left hip and dipping down. No closure.
Date: 1933

Coat

Description: Evening coat of black velvet. Full length; fitted at waist. Long sleeves are gathered and puffed at the shoulders and fitted at the wrist; padded at top of sleeve to support puffed shoulder. Webbed collar with large flowers of matching velvet at the front sides of the neckline under the collar edge. Center front closure of two self-covered buttons and loops. Lined in black silk crepe.
Date: 1930/1939

At-home dress

Description: At-home dress of pale blue net lace. Ankle length. Wide 3/4 length sleeves; deep V-shaped neckline. Center front closure of 8 self covered buttons and loops at waist. Attached belt of matching lace with rectangular buckle. Lined in matching pale blue crepe.
Date: 1930/1939

Dress

Description: Dress of nylon with gold metallic embroidery. The fabric is a printed nylon with abstract ikat floral designs in browns, yellows, and oranges on a cream ground, with areas of metallic embroidered leaf forms over the whole of the dress. The formal dress is full-length, with a slight train. Sleeveless, it has wide straps and a shallow rounded neckline, which deepens into a V in back. The natural or low waist has seaming below below the bust to create a band of horizontal ruching just above the wa… more
Date: 1930/1939

Hat

Description: Hat of chocolate brown wool felt. Domed crown with rolled brim. Brim crimps to a V in back. Front matching veil. Brown ostrich plume attached at front with triangular, accordion folded brown grosgrain ribbon. Brown grosgrain ribbon inner headband. Elastic band for securing hat to wearer's head. Unlined. Retailer's label on inside headband: "Saks - Fifth Avenue"
Date: 1935/1939
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