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Dress ensemble

Description: Ensemble of black damask polyester in chevron design and black lace. A) Dress. Long butterfly sleeves edged at scalloped cuffs with wide band of black lace. Standing collar covered in black lace. Midi length; A-lined skirt. Double welt pockets at sides. Center back zipper closure. Lined in black. Designer's label: Ronald Amey / New York Care label. B) Vest. Sleeveless; pointed collar. Double breasted with two vertical rows of black circular black faceted buttons and bound buttonholes. Two flap… more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Ensemble - Vest, Blouse and Skirts

Description: Ensemble in blue and gold polyester consisting of mix and match component vest, blouses, skirts and belt. First image shows: a) Vest: A fitted, hip-length shell of blue and gold check polyester woven in a pattern of yellow/gold squares on a blue ground with thin white threading. It has a deep rounded neckline and nipped waist. The center front opening is secured with three chiffon covered snaps and has two bound button holes and two gold-tone metal buttons. The center front opening and the h… more
Date: 1972
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Green dress

Description: Evening dress of moss green silk jersey knit. Draped semi-fitted bodice with distinctive scalloped details at waist-level. The scallops are overlapping extensions of the main body of the bodice constructed very similarly to pocket linings. There are six scalloped details across the front and six across the back of the bodice. High rounded neckline with narrow, standing band collar. Full-length set-in sleeves with zippers at the wrists. Center back zipper closure with two hook&eyes at the collar… more
Date: 1971
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Ivory dress

Description: Dress of ivory on ivory check silk/cotton blend patterned with a satin stitch grid highlighted with small diamonds. Draped, gathered bodice with shoulder yokes and high rounded neckline. Full length set-in sleeves that gather into wide cuffs. The cuffs have a lapped opening with two bound buttonholes and two round, mother-of-pearl buttons centered with silver-tone metal studs as the closures. The sleeve fabric is patterned with vertical stripes highlighted with small diamonds rather than the gr… more
Date: 1973
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Knit dress

Description: Dress of terra cotta red wool jersey knit. Draped semi-fitted bodice with distinctive scalloped details at waist-level. The scalloped details are overlapping extensions of the main body of the bodice constructed very similarly to pocket linings. There are six scalloped details across the front and six across the back of the bodice. High rounded neckline with narrow. standing. band collar. Full-length set-in sleeves with zippers at the wrists. Center back zipper closure with two hook&eyes at the… more
Date: 1971
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Mix 'n match ensemble

Description: Mix and match ensemble of heavy black wool with a red horizontal double stripe motif pattern. a) Coat in princess line style. Knee length; flared. High rounded neckline with wide spread collar. Full length set-in sleeves flare at hem; accented between the elbow and wrist with a lapped flap detail. The detail consists of a matching band of black and red wool that passes through two bound slits. The band laps at the outside of the sleeve and is secured with two covered snaps. The bands are accent… more
Date: 1974
Creator: Amey, Ronald

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

Velvet dress

Description: Dress of multi-colored velvets. The floor-length dress has an empire waist and bell-shaped long sleeves. The upper, bodice, section is made of a sheer, multi-colored fabric woven with bands of gold thread. Over the bodice is applied sections of burnout velvet in various colors, forming bands running up the bodice, over the shoulders, and down the back, another band forming a 1" high collar, and as 2" bands around each wrist. The sections are bordered in gold cording. The lower, skirt, section i… more
Date: 1972
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Wool dress

Description: Dress of black wool jersey knit. Long sleeves; bound neckline. Inserted waist of sienna brown with S-shaped curve at front; slit pocket at left side curve. Center back zipper. Lined in black silk. Designer label: Ronald Amey / New York
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Amey, Ronald

Felt cloche

Description: Cloche hat of brown felt. The high, domed crown is of brown/mauve felt, pulled and gathered to create texture at top back. The brim of the same felt is narrow, curving down at sides and up at back. Around the base of the crown is a wide band of brown grosgrain ribbon, which passes through slots in the upturned back section of the brim. At the side of the hat, the ribbon is gathered slightly, and has three segments that extend forward around the crown, fanning upwards to partly cover the front o… more
Date: 1923
Creator: Amhat

Striped necktie

Description: Man's necktie of silk in regimental stripes of red with narrower stripe of navy, gray and white. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in gray silk; interlined. Designer's label: Hardy Amies / London / All Silk
Date: 1965/1985
Creator: Amies, Hardy

Opera Coat

Description: Opera coat of black velour with ecru floss embroidery. Rows of embroidery are embellished with knots and outside edges of rows are knotted with 1-1/2" loops of embroidery floss. Opera coat is full length, with long sleeves and center front opening with no closure. Lined in black satin. No labels in garment.
Date: 1920
Creator: Amsterdam, Jack

Hatlet

Description: Hatlet of deep red satin. The close, curved crown is formed as a band that is worn across the wearer's head from ear to ear. The band is edged with a wide band of narrow pleated deep red satin, with ends that extend beyond the crown, forming crossed ends at sides. Lined in the same deep red satin, and with a deep red grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Designer's label: "Amy New York"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Amy

Straw hat

Description: Bucket style hat of navy blue straw. 4 1/4" crown. Asymmetric brim is 6" at front and 4" at back. Hatband of navy blue velvet ribbon forms bow at right. Interior brim with navy grosgrain headband; unlined. Designer label: Amy / New York
Date: 1955/1959
Creator: Amy

Romper and shirt

Description: Little boy’s jon jon shorts of navy blue and green cotton plaid with smocked bib depicting dinosaurs. Button closure across shoulders with snaps at crotch. Lined in white cotton. Designer's label: "Anavini" B) White cotton shirt piped at sleeve cuffs and around collar with plaid matching the jon jon. Short sleeves; pointed collar. Center front button closure.
Date: 2000/2005
Creator: Anavini

Hat

Description: Hat in pillbox style. Crown of green netting is covered with fuchsia and orange velvet flowers. Inner headband of green grosgrain ribbon. Designer's label: "John Andrew / San Francisco"
Date: 1965
Creator: Andrew, John

Straw hat

Description: Hat of fine natural straw with wide floppy brim and high crown. Scarf hatband of yellow, light blue, gray and pink chiffon. Unlined; beige headband. Maker's label: Ann Marie
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Ann Marie

Green satin heels

Description: Spike heel pump of green satin with multi-colored jewels attached in a gradient to pointed toe box, moderate round vamp, stiletto, marking on inside reading "Vogue..." with loss of further print Measurements: L: 19.8 cm. W: 7.7 cm. H: 12.8 cm. Heel: 8.5 cm, 3 3/8 inches Markings: L-"ansonia"
Date: unknown
Creator: Ansonia

Dress

Description: Dress of black polyester knit. Street length with flared skirt. Rounded, bound neckline; long sleeves with matching bound cuffs. Center back zipper closure; lined in black. Care tag; union(?) label removed. Designer label: John Anthony Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus / Silver Key
Date: 1970/1995
Creator: Anthony, John

Khaki coat

Description: Coat of light brown or khaki cotton, calf length, wide notched collar with tabs and buttons at chest, center front opening with round matching light brown buttons, long set-in sleeves with loops of self and small bands of self to secure cuffs, rounded rectangular patch pockets with pointed and buttoned flaps and inverted pleats for ease at lower hips, back seam at natural waistline, bodice with three inverted box pleats accented by bands and buttons from collar to top of pleat, wide inverted bo… more
Date: 1995/2009
Creator: Anthony, John
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