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Beach ensemble

Description: Beach ensemble of tan cotton printed in black lace and net motif. A) Beach robe. Hip length; long sleeves; revers neckline; padded shoulders. Lined in black terry cloth with patch pocket at left side opening. Reversible. Designer label: Caltex / of California / Howard Greer / Design B) Matching halter top. Tie closures at back neckline and center back. C) Matching shorts. Tie trim on center front waistband. Center back zipper closure.
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Greer, Howard

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

Beach shoes

Description: Beach shoes of tan rope and red, white, and blue knitted cotton(?). Designed as thick-soled espadrilles with coiled rope soles and rounded toes, the toe-box and heel section are of knitted cotton(?) in red, white, and blue patterns of squares and zig-zags on bands of color. From instep to sides of heel are tied red silk(?) cords. Measurements: Size 8 L: 27 cm W: 10 cm H: 11 cm Heel: 3 cm / 1.25 in.
Date: 1946

Beaded Bag

Description: Handbag. Rectangular bronze frame chased with scrolling floral forms. Ball/snap closure and bronze chain. Body of purse of off-white woven cloth covered in beaded design of red, pink, green, black, and white in an American Indian or possibly Caucasian motifs. Originally lined in pink silk. Frame is marked "Germany".
Date: 1900/1920

Beaded brocade dress

Description: Evening gown of heavy-weight bronze silk with metallic gold, red, green and brown silk embroidery. Strapless sheath silhouette trimmed with brown velvet above bust, and embellished with heavy beading at the bodice; train cascades from inside back of bodice; multiple hook and eye closures with zipper; lined with orange acetate.
Date: 2005/2012
Creator: de Diego, Marta

Beaded coat

Description: Sweatsuit-inspired beaded bomber or sukajan jacket. Jacket is styled with ribbed standing collar, lower raglan sleeves and hem of gray fleece resembling a sweat jacket with main body of gold metallic fabric heavily beaded in iridescent green/blue and purple bugle and seed beads. Beading is of two phoenixes on left and right front sides and Chinese dragon on back. Center front zipper closure with two slides. Lined in black crepe.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: van Noten, Dries

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 gown of magenta chiffon beaded in red bugle beads. Large accent of purple, turquoise and magenta sequined leaves down the center front and back of the gown, as well as smaller leaf accents on the sleeves. Maxi length with asymmetric hemline and irregular, dripping hem. Dress is trimmed in extensive bugle bead fringe at shoulders and below hips. Inverted V-shaped neckline has ½” sequined straps extending from trim around top of gown; deep V-shaped back. Handkerchief styled sleeves have i… more
Date: 1975/1979
Creator: Mackie, Bob

Beaded dress

Description: Evening dress of turquoise blues and shades of pink silk chiffon with beaded bodice. Full-length dress has 3 pink chrysanthemum flowers, one wraps around left side bodice, one at center front hemline, and other at center back hemline of skirt. The pattern of the petals continues beyond the flowers in shades of turquoise blue. Round neckline and hemlines are cut along the petal shapes. Bodice is accented with bugle beads in self-colors throughout. Bracelet length sleeves with covered snap closur… more
Date: 1980
Creator: Mori, Hanae

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 dress

Description: Evening dress of black faux sealskin fur in waved horizontal rows of multicolored sequins and beading. Strapless; modified sweetheart neckline. Full length, sheath style; slightly trained. Center back zipper closure. Lined in black silk in Persian motif.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Oldham, Todd

Beaded evening bag

Description: Evening handbag of aqua beads. Single handle of matching beading. Rectangular frame of metallic gold with flip closure and opening trimmed in rhinestones. Lined in ivory satin with one pocket. Retailer's stamp: Neiman-Marcus / Made in France Measurements: Width:7 1/8" Height: 6 1/2", without handle Height: 12", with handle Depth: 1/8"
Date: 1945/1955

Beaded evening dress

Description: Ballgown of pale platinum satin embroidered with crystal beads, silver and white bugle beads, crystal teardrops, rhinestones and sequins in floral designs. Sleeveless with modified sweetheart neckline and deep V-shaped back. Full length; full skirt. Raised waist is piped with same fabric. Center back zipper supported with three hook & eyes. Interior of bodice is of matching satin with silver bugle beads and rhinestones at shoulders and is lined in netting with boning. Petersham of white grosgra… more
Date: 1956
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Beaded evening dress

Description: Ballgown of pale platinum satin embroidered with crystal beads, silver and white bugle beads, crystal teardrops, rhinestones and sequins in floral designs. Sleeveless with modified sweetheart neckline and deep V-shaped back. Full length; full skirt. Raised waist is piped with same fabric. Center back zipper supported with three hook & eyes. Interior of bodice is of matching satin with silver bugle beads and rhinestones at shoulders and is lined in netting with boning. Petersham of white grosgra… more
Date: 1956
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Beaded evening dress

Description: Dress of color blocked blue, pink, and orange silk chiffon gently patterned from the bust to hem with multicolored butterflies, exotic flowers, and blue and green blades of grass. The full-length dress is embellished with horizontal stripes of bugle beads that are spaced farther apart as they reach the bottom of the dress; butterflies, flowers, and grass blades are embellished with seed and bugle beads. Band collar; straight, unstructured silhouette. Top of dress is blue, middle is pink, and bo… more
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Mori, Hanae

Beaded evening dress

Description: Evening gown of heavily beaded beige silk satin. The bodice of the full-length gown has an empire waist, a wide scoop neckline, and is sleeveless. Princess seaming and internal boning at center front of the neckline. The skirt has fullness from the widening of the panels. Skirt and lower part of the bodice are beaded with floral/foliate forms in pinks, browns, yellows, clear and iridescent beads. The upper part of the bodice, in a deep band around neckline, back, and straps, is totally covered … more
Date: 1950
Creator: Lowe, Ann

Beaded graphic dress

Description: Dress of bright green silk chiffon printed with multicolor shapes and with all-over scattered sequins and beading. The printed design includes circles, flowers, and fluid lines and triangles in shades of pink, yellow, blue, orange, and violet. The sequins are clear, and are secured with tiny colored beads, the colors of which match the color of the dress over which they are sewn. The full-length A-line sheath has a high,round neckline and U-shaped back with beaded band trim at neckline. The lon… more
Date: 1973
Creator: Mori, Hanae

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 leather boots

Description: Pair of lady's boots or "High Button Shoes" of dark brown leather. The shoes, designed with pointed toes, lace closed along center front with laces 16 holes high. Embellished at toe with cut steel beads forming interlacing bands and lines. Medium height heels styled as a modified boulevard or Louis heel, with rounded sides and back, tapering to center and then flaring out again at base, and with curved front section. Sole of black leather. Lined in black leather and off-white fabric. Retail… more
Date: 1917/1918

Beaded pants

Description: Pants in Fair Isle inspired design of rows of sequins, beading and French knot embroidery in motifs including spiders, webs, "TO" initials, diamonds and crown logos over purple silk. Tapered legs. Center back zipper closure with hook & bar on waistband. Inner waistband and hem of legs reinforced with black grosgrain ribbon. Lined in cat print silk. Designer label: Todd / Oldham
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Oldham, Todd

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
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