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Dress

Description: Tubular dress of red textured, homespun wool with princess style seams. Tea length. Rounded, jewel neckline. Three-quarter length raglan sleeves with gussets at under arm. Two large patch pockets placed low on hips wrap around side seams. Center front closure with seven red plastic round buttons and bound buttonholes; reinforced at neckline with a snap. Upper portion of dress lined in ivory silk crepe. Retailer label at left inside seam near hem: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1956
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Dress

Description: Dress of aqua and gold metallic brocade; full-length; overskirt draped to create fullness over hips and ending in a small train in back. No designer's label. Attribution based on original N-M tag sewn into inner skirt.
Date: 1959
Creator: Rose, Helen

Dress

Description: Cocktail or Evening Dress. The mid-length dress has a pink crepe under-dress/slip which is overlaid with a black net sheath embellished with lavish black bead-work in the forms of rose-heads forming a trellis and fan-shapes in the openings of the trellis. The dress is sleeveless, with a high boat neckline. At natural waist is an attached pink satin belt with bow in front. Center back zipper, with section of hooks-and-eyes at upper part. There are two labels in the dress, the Retailer's l… more
Date: 1950

Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black silk faille peau de soie. Short sleeves. Vertical rouched gather down center back of skirt with bow of self at top and bottom of gather.
Date: 1956
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972

Dress

Description: A) Dress of beige ribbed cotton blend (orig card states wool). Boat neckline. Short sleeves. Simulated front opening with two circular beige buttons. Patch pocket at lower right with simulated flap. Side zipper. Unlined. Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus". B) Belt. Wide gray soft leather belt. Single button closure. Fringed ends. Label on back: "Made in France".
Date: 1955
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972

Dress

Description: Black knit dress of wool. All black ribbed top and accordion pleated skirt with alternating zig zag horizontal bands of black and ox-blood brown. Completely lined in brown chiffon. Three quarter sleeves, high rounded neck, narrow scalloped collar and cuffs of ox-blood. Belt missing. Size 12 Label: anny blatt / Paris / Made in France
Date: 1955
Creator: Blatt, Anny

Dress

Description: Dress of black wool with leather trim. Standup collar trimmed in snaps. Front leather trimmed opening with 5 self-covered snaps. Detachable front skirt panel topped in black leather trim and secured with 5 self-covered snaps. Bracelet length sleeves trimmed with snaps at cuff. Back zipper. Fully lined in black satin. Handwritten label on inside back seam: "Pierre Balmain Fall 1955"
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Balmain, Pierre

Dress

Description: Signed design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length front view of a dress in yellow with cutout bands and beaded trim. High rounded neckline; below knee length. Bracelet length sleeves with matching beaded cutouts. Matching hat on model's head. Designer's signature at model's feet.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Outline sketch illustrates a dress with A-line skirt and loop accents across the skirt and shoulders.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a light blue sheath style dress. Surplus, wrapped bodice forms V-shaped neckline; sleeveless. Knee length skirt is accented with panel inserted at right hip and draping to left hem; second draped panel below hips.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Outline sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with right side accent that appears to come over right shoulder, pass through vent in right shoulder, down to waist, and exit at hips to form fan down right side of straight skirt. Loop over left shoulder; short sleeves.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a green dress with surplus inspired, wrapped neckline trimmed at triangular closure with lace or embroidery; elbow length sleeves. Straight, knee length wrapped skirt with triangular trim and closure matching the bodice.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Signed design for dress. Color sketch illustrates brown dress with high standing collar in back forming a narrow V-shape at the center front. Long dolman sleeve with beaded, cutout accents on right sleeve. Street length, straight skirt with right side accent panel. Veiled hat on model's head. Designer's signature at bottom of sketch.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for day dress. Color sketch of sheath style dress. Long dolman sleeves; side insert panels trimmed with accent tabs down sides and at shoulders. Street length.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Signed design for day dress. Color sketch illustrates a white dress with asymmetric, surplus neckline and pleats at left neckline. Long straight sleeves with orange cuffs. Dropped waist with orange belt. Pleated overskirt with asymmetric hemline over straight skirt in orange. Designer's signature of feet of model.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length front view of a green dress with triangular surplus inspired neckline and button closure; short sleeves. Straight, knee length skirt has squared tab accents at left hip with French cuff style closure.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a white, shift style dress. Off the shoulder neckline forms a V-shaped cut out at center front; narrow shoulder straps and elbow length sleeves. Cummerbund style belt closes at center front.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates a white dress with knee length, asymmetric hem. Straight, strapless neckline with drape over left shoulder that passes through the waist and forms accent panel on left side of skirt. Empire waist.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Outline sketch illustrates a knee length dress with right side cut out wrap and French cuff style[?] closures. Bateau neckline.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli

Dress

Description: Design for dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with double wrap, surplus neckline and button closure. Wrap effect continues down right side of skirt. Elbow length, dolman sleeves with cuffs. Knee length skirt. Designer's signature at hem of skirt.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Wolff, Lilli
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