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Evening Dress

Description: Evening dress of black chiffon and rayon with light and royal blue glitter embellishment throughout. Full length, with high round neckline and long raglan sleeves with hidden snaps at edge of cuffs. Built-in shoulder padding. Empire waistline, with slight gathering of blouse/skirt, and blousing effect. Center back opening, with 4 hooks and loops from neckline to waistline, and zipper from waistline down. Black rayon lining from bust to hem of dress. Designer's label: "Victor Costa" Style/m… more
Date: 1986
Creator: Costa, Victor

Embellished sweater

Description: Sweater of black wool/nylon blend with gold beaded and jeweled chain appliqué giving necklace effect. Long sleeves with matching appliqué at wrists; snap closure. Rounded neckline. Center back zipper closure; lined in black rayon. Designer's label: Hanae Mori / Boutique
Date: 1986
Creator: Mori, Hanae

Suit

Description: Woman’s pantsuit of cream/olive cotton/linen blend brocade with black and cream in abstract square design. A) Jacket in box style. Hip length. Rounded neckline; long sleeves with 9” placket at cuff and closure of three black plastic buttons and barred buttonholes. Placket down center back has closure of four matching buttons. Center front button closure. Two large patch pockets at sides with smaller patch pocket at left breast. Unlined; shoulder pads. Designer's label: "Todd Oldham" Size "Pet… more
Date: 1986
Creator: Oldham, Todd

Dress

Description: Royal blue jersey knit dress. Wool princess-line sheath with rounded neckline and full-length set-in sleeves. Short zippers at wrist. Two faux fold-over pockets at hip-line. Centerback closure with six buttons neck to hip; one hidden covered snap at neck and two at waist. Bust area yoke lining in blue silk. bust-to-hip lining at sides and back in blue chiffon. Stomach area lined with muslin and blue silk. Shoulder pads. Hemmed with blue chiffon.
Date: 1986
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Day dress

Description: Sheath style dress of royal blue wool jersey knit. Full-length set-in sleeves; V- neckline. Centerfront seam with topstitching along seamline and around neck. Large square patch pockets at breast level with flaps sewn through with one round blue button each; no buttonholes. Topstitched pockets and flaps. Centerback zipper closure with hook&eye at neck. Centerback seamline with topstitching. Bodice fully lined with blue silk. Shoulder pads. Designer Label: Givenchy / Made in France Couture numb… more
Date: 1986
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of red and black brocade: A) Jacket of black and red brocade. Collarless; hip length; long sleeves; center front opening with 11 circular black buttons; front pockets; lined in black. Built-in shoulder pads. Designer's label: "Todd Oldham" B) Skirt of black and red brocade in smaller design; no waistband; back zipper; vent. Seamed at top from waist down 5". Designer's Label: "Todd Oldham" Size label: "S"
Date: Autumn 1986
Creator: Oldham, Todd

Plaid coat

Description: Coat of blue, red and black wool plaid. Double-breasted with spread collar and notched lapels. Lapped front opening secured with two round blue functional plastic buttons and two matching decorative buttons. Full-length set-in sleeves with rolled cuffs. Large patch pockets with flaps secured with one round blue button each (smaller than front closure buttons). Fully lined in blue silk. Shoulder pads. Label located center back collar: Givenchy Handwritten couture number under designer label: 52… more
Date: 1986
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Coat dress

Description: Coat dress of taupe wool twill. Below-knee length with asymmetric left side closure of four buttons with large hook & eyes; bound buttonholes. Asymmetric, rounded collar. Elbow-length, puffed sleeves have inserted panel off the shoulder and gather into 1” cuffs. Unlined. Designer's label: "Méndez H. / Boutique Mexico"
Date: 1986
Creator: Méndez, Manuel

Black dress with silk band

Description: Dress of black silk chiffon; sweetheart neckline; spaghetti straps; knee-length; chiffon has 1/8" wide vertical pleating; pleats stitched below waist to 9" above hem; Three 1 inch wide black silk satin bands around waist; long black silk satin ribbon attached and looped at center back waist to look like a bow; center back zipper partly hidden by panel at waist secured with three hook-and-eyes closure; black interior corset with boning and inner grosgrain ribbon at empire waist with hook-and-eye… more
Date: 1986/1988
Creator: Chanel (Firm)

"Crumb Catcher" dress

Description: Evening dress of black polyester with white polka-dots. Knee length. Strapless bodice in Victor Costa "crumb catcher" style with open split at center front. Midriff has 3 inch wide white grosgrain ribbon with 1/2 inch black ribbon applique; double bow of same at center front of midriff. Inverted pleats extending 8 inches from midriff to full skirt. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Built in petticoat with hook & bar closure and triple ruffles of black net at hem. Bodice is boned. Skirt is lin… more
Date: 1986/1988
Creator: Costa, Victor
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