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Beach hat

Description: Beach hat of ochre, fine satin straw with crown covered with ochre lace and gold metallic woven fabric hatband. Unlined; rose grosgrain ribbon headband. Designer/retailer label: Henrys / Dallas
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Henry's

Beaded dinner dress

Description: Cocktail/dinner dress of off-white / beige silk. Mid-length chemise-style with 1" standing collar and long sleeves. Heavily beaded floral patterns depicting leaves and plants at cuffs of sleeves and along a band 3 1/2" up from hem. Beadwork includes pearls, clear bugle beads, rhinestones, gold sequins, and small clear beads. Zipper closure along center back. Dress is lined in white silk crepe. Retailer label in back of collar: "Lou Lattimore/Dallas"
Date: 1960/1969

Beaded dress

Description: Evening/dinner dress of red silk beaded in red bugle beads in swirl design with red rhinestones. Short scalloped sleeves; scoop neckline. Below knee length with scalloped hem. Center back zipper closure. Lined in red silk.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Greer, Howard

Beaded handbag

Description: Handbag of synthetic pink straw with faceted pink plastic beads. Single handle of pink plastic with flip lock closure of metallic gold at top. Lining of pink synthetic fabric. Retailer's tag: Made in Italy / Exclusively for / Dena of Dallas Measurements: Width: 7" Height: 5 1/4" without handle Height: 7 1/2" with handle Depth: 3"
Date: 1965/1969
Creator: Dena of Dallas

Beaded handbag

Description: Handbag of plastic beads arranged in pattern of multi-colored flowers on clear background; colors include gray, orange, light green, dark green, light blue, dark blue, pink, and purple; bottom of bag in clear beads; top-opening with gold-tone snap closure; one handle on each side of off-white satin with one open-top pocket on one side of bag; label at top of pocket reads: "Made in Italy for / Neiman-Marcus". Measurements: Width: 9 1/4" Height: 9", without handle Height: 5 1/4", with handle D… more
Date: 1965/1969

Beaded shoes

Description: Women's white leather sandals with heel and plastic flower embellishment. Designer's mark right insole, retailer's mark on left insole. White ground leather insole with a thin white leather strap across top of foot with pink, green, blue, yellow and clear plastic petals with faux pearls as the center connected vertically up the foot to another thin white leather strap going from front of foot to back of heel and back fastened with a small gold buckle. Designer's marks: Amalfi by Rangoni: Made i… more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Rangoni

Beaver felt cowboy hat

Description: Cowboy hat of medium gray beaver fur felt. Hatband of thin gray grosgrain ribbon. Headband of medium brown leather with gray top-stitching; lined in off- white satin. Crown stamped: 7 X / Beaver Retailers label reads: "Styled by / Davis Hat Co. / Dallas" Additional label on hatband reads: "Beaver / Twenty Five"
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: S. G. Davis Hat Company

Bed robe

Description: Robe of light blue or aqua quilted fabric with swirling floral motif stitched in, with bermuda collar, long sleeves, matching buttons of knotted bias, trapeze silhouette, lined in matching silk. Labels: "Made in Hong Kong Expressly for Neiman Marcus" and fabric content and care labels.
Date: 1964/1969

Belted dress

Description: Dress of black wool crepe. A-line shaped with mock. Flap pockets and cuffed long straight sleeves. Round neckline. Center front of skirt. Pockets and cuffs are trimmed in black grosgrain. Two box pleats are inserted in back of skirt and the zipper is at center back. b) Belt of same material trimmed in grosgrain.
Date: 1968/1972
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey

Beret

Description: Modified beret style hat of gold and silver thread brocade. Hat is trimmed at center of crown with hemisphere and spherical shaped attachments covered in matching fabric. Lined in brown and purple toned nylon in floral pattern. Headband of ivory grosgrain; two combs at sides for securing hat to wearer's head. Designer's label: "Adolfo II / New York Paris" Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus" Union Made label on reverse of designer label.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Adolfo

Bergere-style hat

Description: Bergère inspired hat of natural woven Milan straw. Wide shaped brim curves downwards at sides with front flaring out slightly to form two projecting lobes. Edge of brim is bound in matching straw. Very low cylindrical crown, slightly domed. Hatband of twisted gold velvet ribbon forming bow with trailing ends at center front. Structured inner headband of matching straw with off-white grosgrain ribbon headband. Hatpin with green faceted rhinestone head. Designer label: John Fredericks Inc. / New … more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Mr. John

Bi-color ensemble

Description: Pantsuit of cocoa brown and ivory white silk crepe. A) Tunic style top with jewel neckline trimmed with 8 buttons self-covered buttons and loops at each shoulder. Long straight sleeves. Diagonal seam across the front with left side in ivory and right side in brown. Lined in ivory silk. Combined designer/retailer label pinned to center back neckline: "Norman Norell for Bonwit Teller" Handwritten style number tag at inside right seam, barely legible: "20831-570-8" B) Pants are harlow style. Ri… more
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Bi-tone straw hat

Description: Hat of fine natural straw with underside of brim in black straw. High cylindrical crown; wide brim curls at sides and back with curved cutout at center back. Big double bow of natural straw at center front. Headband of black grosgrain ribbon; lined in net. Designer label: Adolfo / New York Paris
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Adolfo

Bird hatlet

Description: Hatlet of brown velvet. The open-crown hat is formed of a hollow square with down-turned sides and corners, covered in brown velvet and edged in tiny pearls. "Flying" around the hat are 8 golden stamped metal hummingbirds. One wing of each bird is hinged, allowing movement of the birds as the wearer moves their head. Over all is a brown net veil "capturing" the hummingbirds, with scattered gathers of 4 pearls. The underside is edged in brown grosgrain ribbon, and has two small plastic combs att… more
Date: 1963
Creator: Bes-Ben

Black dress

Description: Dress of black bouclé wool. Empire waistline. Short, puffed sleeves with black satin piping at hem; gathers reinforced at shoulders with stiff black fabric. Wide, scooped neckline with black satin piping. Knee length. Black satin belt is 1" wide, attached at sides and ties in back. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Side slit pockets. Lined in black chiffon in bodice and black silk below empire waistline with black grosgrain ribbon petersham closed with hook & eye. Combined designer/retailer l… more
Date: 1963
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Black nylon negligee

Description: A) Baby doll negligee of black nylon. Constructed with over-the-shoulder banded black lace yoke; piped and gathered along the bottom with bow at center front. Built-in matching lace bra with elastic bottom. Label at left side seam: "Henson" B) Matching black lace bloomer style panties. Elastic waist and elastic gathers at leg openings. Lined in black nylon. Label at center back waist: "Henson"
Date: 1960

Blouse

Description: Shell top of yellow silk gaberdine. Sleeveless with mandarin collar. Center back zipper. Lined in yellow silk. Unhemmed bottom. No labels.
Date: 1964/1968
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
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