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"Dhoti" ensemble

Description: Two-piece at-home ensemble of red nylon jersey. a) Skirt/harem pants in long panel which fastens around waist band, passes between legs from front, and is fastened around waist to tie in front. b) Fitted blouse. Hip length; cap sleeves with rectangular underarm gussets. Five graduated V-pleats down center front and back neckline.
Date: 1937
Creator: Leser, Tina

Diaper shirt

Description: Infant's diaper shirt of white cotton. Sleeveless with gathered shoulders; gathering on left shoulder has released. Wide neckline and armholes bound in blue and white houndstooth cotton. Two patch pockets at sides trimmed in matching houndstooth.
Date: unknown

Dickey

Description: Dickey or bib of white sheer organdy formed as a "herald's tabard" with front and back panels fastened at shoulders and by belt tie. Front with six horizontal pin-tucks. Rounded neckline with applied leaf-shaped panels embroidered with cream thread to form edges and veins. Tie belt threaded through pocket in panels. Back with two-button fastening just at neckline; open oval below to middle of back. No labels or tags.
Date: 1940/1949

Dinner coat

Description: A) Dinner coat of black velvet with red silk lining. Wide stand up collar. Kimono style long sleeves. Front placket concealing satin covered buttons. Knee length. B) 4" belt of black satin. Rectangular buckle of same. Designer label: "Arnold Scaasi"
Date: Autumn 1983
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Dinner Dress

Description: Dinner dress and jacket ensemble of black wool; (a) Jacket: Short princess line black wool jacket; V-neckline with wide notched collar and wide lapels; full-length, set in, two piece sleeves; asymmetrical lapped front opening with one large, round, filligreed button with rhinestones and bound buttonhole; fully lined in black silk. Label stitched inside back neck below collar. (b) Dress: Matching sleeveless knee length dress with V-neckline in front due to surplice styled opening; fronts secure … more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972

Dinner Dress

Description: Formal dinner dress of black wool crepe and lavender satin. Bodice of lavender satin with short, puffed sleeves and low rounded neckline in front, higher in back. Sleeves with elastic gathering at openings. Front of bodice with vertical gathers. Back with open slit and lavender satin drawstring closure at neckline. Empire waist. Skirt of black wool crepe, full-length. Center back zipper in skirt begins at join to bodice where bodice is slit. Unlined. Combined designer's/retailer's label … more
Date: 1948
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Dinner Dress

Description: Dinner dress of black silk taffeta. Sleeveless. Jewel neckline with binding that forms tie in back. Zipper closure at center back extending below waist with hook & eye at neckline and snap at bottom. Pleated bodice and skirt with with non-pleated waist block. Tea length. Unlined with petersham of black grosgrain ribbon fastened with hook & eye.
Date: 1960
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of navy silk faille. Criss cross off the shoulder forms V-shaped neckline; short sleeves. Draped skirt; short. Attached belt with bow at left front. Label: 9034/S89
Date: Spring 1989
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold

Dinner dress

Description: Black satin dinner dress. Fitted. dropped waist bodice with plunging V-neckline and full-length set-in sleeves. Placket closings at wrists with four loops and covered buttons as the closures. Centerback zipper closure with a single hook&eye at the neckline. Hip-level seam with fitted. above-the-knee skirt. The skirt gathers into the hipseam. Placket closure with three covered snaps. Fully lined in black organdy. Wide black grosgrain waist stay with a triple hook&eye closure. Black grosgrain fac… more
Date: 1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of black chiffon with cape trimmed in maribou feathers. Dress is shift style with deep U-shaped back; street length. Standing collar gives halter neckline effect. Cape attaches at collar and front shoulders. Closure of two self-covered buttons and loops at back neckline with zipper at center back. Lined in matching black chiffon. White grosgrain label at hem: 1966 Tag attached to dress: Trigere / Mu92 / H3 / 1972
Date: 1972
Creator: Trigère, Pauline

Dinner dress

Description: Evening/dinner dress of off-white/cream organdy embroidered with pattern of tiny eyelet flowers in long bands alternating with narrow lace ruffles running along bands. Cut on the bias, creating diagonals down the center front and back. Full-length, with graduated flare from waist to hem. V-neck in front, deeper V in back with center back closure of 18 self-covered buttons and loops. Short, slightly puffed sleeves with elastic at opening. No labels. B) Attached under slip/lining of off-white ra… more
Date: 1934

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner ensemble of black alençon lace with picot edges. a) Dress. Constructed with attached hip length overblouse of black lace lined in black net. Blouse has bracelet length dolman sleeves and center back hidden snap closure; snaps around interior of bateau neckline for securing shawl to dress. Black chiffon underdress has bottom tier, straight, below knee length skirt of black lace. Center back zipper closure on under dress. Lined in black mousseline. b) Matching lace cape. Elbow length wit… more
Date: 1950/1980
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner/evening dress of light brown daisy floral open-work. Built in slip/under dress of light pink synthetic taffeta with spaghetti straps and sweetheart neckline. Fitted bodice; full length, A-line skirt. Short puff sleeves. U-shaped neckline. Left side zipper closure. No labels.
Date: 1935/1940
Creator: Greer, Howard

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of black silk with red and green carnation and circle patterns. Knee-length, ¾ length modified dolman sleeves attached to body of dress in wide panels gathered at seams. Covered button at sleeve cuff; narrow boat neckline. Invisible zipper at side back following seam where arm meets body. Arms lined. No labels.
Date: 1980/1989

Dinner dress

Description: Dinner dress of cotton voile printed with sprays of miniature pink and yellow roses on pale pink background. A) Dress. Semi-fitted bodice with moderate V-neckline bound with pink satin ribbon. Short, gathered, puffed sleeves with pink satin bound openings. Smocking across the shoulders with the fullness releasing over the bust. Four short tucks across the center back neckline. The bodice fullness gathers slightly into the natural waist seam. Left side seam zipper closure from below the bust lin… more
Date: 1935/1939
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