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Skirt ensemble

Description: Ensemble of black wool with pink, green, yellow, and blue square print. A) Jacket with convertible collar; 8 fisheye darts; 2-piece sleeves; 2 flap pockets in front. Designer's Label at inside back neck: "Bill Blass" Retailer's label at inside back neck: "Neiman-Marcus" ILGWU label at inside left seam: "921367" Size label at inside left seam: "10". B) Skirt, floor length; CF seam; 1" waistband; Size label: "10" Direction label: "Front" C) Blouse of pink silk knit; bishop sleeves gather into… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Blass, Bill

Plaid suit

Description: Skirt suit ensemble of bulky knit navy and white in a check pattern: A) Jacket in boxy cut; double breasted. Row of three large pearl with navy border buttons on each side of front. Flap pockets at hip; three pearl buttons at cuff. Navy knit trim at edge of cuffs, pocket flaps, lapel, hem. Lined with navy. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Oscar de la Renta" "Made / In U.S.A." Retailer's label at left side near waist: "Neiman Marcus" Size tag: "10" Care tag B) Skirt of same fabric. Kn… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: de la Renta, Oscar

Divided skirt and vest

Description: Ensemble. A) Vest of wool, scoop-neck, with 5 hook-and-eye closures down center front. The vest is covered in sewn-on black sequins, and has a 1" border of orange, white and gold beads with gold trim at neckline, front opening, hem, and armholes. On front and back of vest are 3" diamond shapes formed of the same beads. The white and orange beads are plastic. Fully lined in black. Labels: "Valentina LTD / RN 34435 / Made in Hong Kong"; "100% Wool / Made in Hong Kong"; "Medium". B) Divided ski… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Valentina

Dress and overskirt

Description: Ensemble of green and blue paisley cotton. A) Dress of same has round collar, long sleeves of green/ blue paisley printed chiffon with cotton cuffs; floor length. Label: Divi-Divi / Cursou B) Overskirt of green/ blue paisley printed chiffon with wide cotton waist band. Bow at center front; floor length. Open at front from waistband to hem.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Divi Divi Cursou

Tiered dress

Description: Plum colored polyester chiffon evening dress. Sleeveless empire waist with deep V-neckline. Caplet overdrape covering the upper arms and back. Elastic casing at the empire waist. Knee-length chiffon overskirt embellished with sequin-like clusters of glitter in an arabesque design. Floor-length plum crepe underskirt with chiffon panel from knee level to hem. The chiffon panel is embellished with sequin-like clusters of glitter in an arabesque design. The neckline, caplet, overskirt and underskir… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Wainwright, Janice

Leather skirt suit

Description: Woman's jacket and skirt of dark red leather and suede. A) Jacket of dark red leather with intertwined bands of red suede at collar and sleeve edge. Styled with band collar and center front opening with six round self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes. Long fitted sleeves. Waist length, straight cut bodice with princess seams front and back. Welt pockets at each side front. Lower back has half belt with gold tone signature buckle. Lower edge straight in back, with curve toward center fron… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Gucci

Suede skirt suite

Description: Woman's double-breasted skirt suit of navy blue suede. A) Jacket. Long sleeves with a button at each wrist, and with two front patch pockets, turn-down collar and lapel. Back vent. Lined in navy brocade with "Mario Valentino" woven into the pattern. Labels: "Mario Valentino / Made in Italy" and size label (12) at right side seam inside. B) Skirt. Matching straight skirt, knee-length. Invisible zipper and snap at center back. Fully lined in same brocade fabric as jacket. Labels: "Mario Valent… more
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Valentino, Mario

Ornate dress

Description: Dress. Bodice of dress is made of chiffon with printed pattern of pink, red, green, blue, and purple swirls and bands and stylized foliage, woven with gold metallic threads forming paisley designs throughout bodice. Slight standing ring collar. The collar, waistband, cuffs, and bands running from collar along shoulders and down to cuffs are all trimmed with wide bands of gold braid/cording. The knee-length skirt is of red velor printed with large floral pattern in pink, purple, yellow, and dark… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Draped evening dress

Description: Evening dress of sheer violet with dots of metallic thread in red, blue, green, gold and silver. Gathered and draped in front and back with a front strap to "throw" over shoulder. Tight hobble skirt effect at bottom. Couture number: 64034 Designer label: "Givenchy/Made in France"
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Black dress

Description: Dress of black chiffon. Knee-length, sleeveless, wide straps. Deep v at front and back. Heavily pleated throughout bodice, looser pleats on skirt. Wide smooth plain band at waist with simulated bow at center front and center back zipper closure. Fully lined in black polyester.
Date: 1970/1975

Ultrasuede ensemble

Description: Day ensemble of off white Ultrasuede. a) Swing coat with wide and boxy silhouette, long set in sleeves with dropped shoulder seams and wide profile, no collar, center front opening with no collar, notches at side hems, all-over quilting creating a diamond effect with stitching outlining the hem, lined in off white silk hand whipstitched to outer. Label at center inside neckline: Halston. At inside left side seam: union label, size 6, professionally dry clean b) A-line skirt with slight flar… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Halston, 1932-1990

Dress

Description: Evening ensemble of black wool crepe a) overblouse of black wool crepe, V-neck. sleeveless, large rolled trim with black beads at sleeves and neckline; zipper CB from neck to waist Label: "Ce Bon" (b) straight. floor-length skirt of like fabric. side slit to knees. front shorter than back
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Ce Bon

Evening ensemble

Description: Evening ensemble A) Long strapless evening gown and matching short jacket of off-white satin in a multi-colored brocade in an oriental floral pattern. Dress is boned. and has a self fabric ribbon and bow at empire waistline with a pleated straight skirt. B) Jacket is fitted with inset sleeves and three covered buttons CB.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Tam, Richard

Patterned dress

Description: Dress of polychrome cotton pique print. It is printed with a series of horizontal bands in geometric designs in blues, reds, greens, tan/brown, orange, and purple. The sleeveless dress has a shallow boat neckline in front and deep squared-off neckline at back. The fitted bodice section ends at the natural waist, into which the long skirt is slightly gathered. The front of the skirt has two patch pockets of the same material, with the print matched to disguise the pockets. One of the lower bands… more
Date: 1970
Creator: Lanvin

Empire dress

Description: Evening dress of dark peach nylon. Full length, wide A-line skirt. Empire waist with V-shaped, tied bodice. Short, flutter sleeves. Unlined. Designer's label: "John Kloss for CIRA"
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Kloss, John

Beaded skirt

Description: Skirt of off-white cotton. Short zipper at side, and skirt is open from base of zipper to hem. Knee-length, the skirt is heavily embellished. From top, running horizontally around skirt: Off-white band of grosgrain ribbon; narrow band showing plain cotton of skirt; Purple grosgrain ribbon; narrow band of skirt; Yellow grosgrain ribbon; scalloped band of pink rickrack, showing background of skirt; embroidered ribbon of brown with tan and orange squares and geometric shapes; band of purple rickra… more
Date: 1970
Creator: Sant'Angelo, Giorgio di

Lace dinner dress

Description: A. Tan shift-style dinner dress with solid beige lining covered in brown lace appliqued with clear/gold seed beads and clear sequins. Below knee length. Stand-up collar & long sleeves. B. Self belt is 2-1/2 inches by 58 inches long.
Date: 1970/1979

Dress

Description: Dress & belt a) Dress of beige camel hair with band collar; princess seams; back zipper; Mid calf length; fully lined; Round plastic brown and ivory buttons. Label: "Donle" Content: "100% Camel Hair" b) Belt of same material with 2 bound buttonholes at each end.
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Donle

Floral dressT

Description: Dress of off-white/cream organdy with overlay of organdy openwork in an all-over "leaf" design, with applied cut-out flowers in purple, pink, green and yellow. Short cap sleeves, scoop neck. Center back zipper closure. Fully lined in cream satin. Designer Label: Richard Tam
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Tam, Richard

Wrap dress

Description: Dress of heavy off-white crepe de chine. Floor-length; Small gathers above and below waistband; Separate belt/sash of self; Deep v neckline. Designer Label: Lanvin / Couture / Paris / New York
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Lanvin

Skirt and blouse ensemble

Description: Skirt and blouse ensemble. A) Jacket of pale blue slub linen plain weave, with pale green and mauve/pink cross stitch trim in geometric abstract floral pattern. Just below waist length, with round neckline and center front opening with 4 mauve/pink cord frog closures. Long sleeves with gathered shoulders creating a small puff, and with matching embroidery at cuffs. Slight flare from waist to hem. The cross-stitch trim is around collar, cf opening, hem, and cuffs. All edges of garment have thin… more
Date: 1970/1983
Creator: de la Renta, Oscar
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