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Ensemble

Description: Ensemble. A) Coat of black silk. Rounded neckline. No collar. Single large circular button covered in self. Mid-length sleeves. Lined in large black on white floral print. Designer's label "Helena Barbiere / Original", located on edge of zipper inside, below waist. B) Dress made of the same material used as the lining of the coat. Mid-calf length. Sleeveless. Deep v-neckline in back. Attached self sash in front with two tiers of fabric at center back, covering closure. "Frances / Heffernan… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Barbieri, Helena, 1908-1997

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

Cloche

Description: Cloche style hat of beige crocheted straw. The rounded crown with tucks and folds is created of beige straw which has been crocheted. Around base of crown is band of dark brown piping. Shallow brim is turned up around sides and back, with wide edge band of brown satin with parallel rows of stitching. Front of brim has radiating ridges worked into straw. Hat is lined with dark beige satin. Designer's label sewn into crown: "Budwig / Ltd."
Date: 1920
Creator: Budwig, Ira

Calotte Hat

Description: Calotte style hat of black velvet. Crown has cut-away sections that expose net lining. At front left and right are pink and blue faceted decorative stone trim pieces edged in white pearl beads. Short black net veil with chenille dots. Stamp on inside crown: "Made in France" Designer's label: "Hattie Carnegie / Inc. / Original" Retailer's label below designer's label: "Weathered / Misses Shop / Chicago"
Date: 1930
Creator: Carnegie, Hattie

Calotte Hat

Description: Calotte style hat of light brown satin. Brim is trimmed in brown and yellow velvet strawberry clusters with green and brown velvet leaves. Lined in rose colored brocade of floral design. Inner headband of pink grosgrain ribbon trimmed with cinnamon colored lace embellished with pink embroidered flower with rhinestone center at front. Maker's label on inside headband: "Paris / Chapeaux / Chicago"
Date: 1955~
Creator: Chapeaux

Hat

Description: Hat of beige velour. Styled as a modified calotte (also spelled "calot"), the hat has a low domed crown and narrow rolled brim with extends slightly more in front to form a "visor" shape. Set at front of hat is an ornament of crossed large white and beige feathers, and smaller gray and white ones. Underside of visor lined with an off-white jersey-like material, and the hat has an inner hatband of dark gray beige grosgrain ribbon overlaid with silver rickrack and pink lace. Maker's label: "C… more
Date: 1955~
Creator: Chapeaux

Skirt suit

Description: Suit of red wool twill. A) Jacket has notched collar with very pointed collar and large round lapels, left collar point has a large bound buttonhole in it, double-breasted, closes with 2 bound buttonhole and covered buttons, 4 slanted bound pockets: left chest, right waist and both hips, front rounded at hem, back has pointed yoke, long sleeves without cuffs. Designer label: Signed by / Grace E. Curry / Chicago B) Skirt is straight-line, kick pleat at hem, zipper at left hip.
Date: 1940/1945
Creator: Curry, Grace

Skirt suit

Description: Suit of navy blue wool twill and navy blue and white houndstooth check. A) Jacket has fronts of the check and everything else is of the navy blue. V-neck with pointed collar applied, single breasted closing with 5 self covered buttons and bound buttonholes, neckline and front trimmed with a piping of red wool, princess seams, long sleeves with pointed turn-back cuffs, fully lined. Designer label: Curry's / Chicago B) Skirt straight-line, side zipper, kick pleat at back hem.
Date: 1935/1945
Creator: Curry, Grace
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