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Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of light mint green silk crepe. Short capped sleeves and jewel neckline. Below knee length. Body of dress is cut on the bias with diagonal pin tucks. Lower skirt in side pleats. Center back zipper closure. Lined in light blue polyester; shoulder pads. Designer's label at left underarm seam: Bill Blass Retailer's label at left side seam of lining near hem: Neiman-Marcus Size "6" tag at left side seam near waist.
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of black net and lace accented with black beads and sequins. Wide neckline; long sleeves with split hem. Knee length. Center back zipper. Lined in pale peach polyester.
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress with ruby red velvet bodice and chiffon skirt.
Cocktail dress
Woman's rose red "Marii" pleated dress of medium length. Styled with bound, wide "V"-shaped neckline; long layered sleeves: inner sleeve of red organdy, outer sleeve with two puffed sections and long flared cuff. Straight bodice. Layered skirt with gold-edged flounce at hip and hem. All hems machine stitched with gold thread. Unlined. Closure by plastic zippers at center back and left side. Designer label sewn inside back of neck near zipper: "Mary McFadden". Retailer's tag "Marie Leavell"
Cocktail dress
A) Cocktail dress of green floral brocade in rose pattern. Fitted waist; princess seams. A-shaped box pleated inset at arched center front panel. Knee length. Sleeveless with bateau neckline and wide straps. Lapped zipper closure at center back. B) Stole of self fabric. Rectangular shape; 13" wide. Designer label: "Scaasi" Retailer label: "Mimi Tuthill / New York"
Cocktail dress
Dress of black net lace embroidered with black sequins and beads and black quilted silk. Knee length; scoop neck. Top of bodice and cap sleeves made of embroidered net lace; rest of dress is made of heavy quilted silk in a floral and spiral design. Bottom portion of the dress has overlay of black embroidered net lace; sections are separated by black velvet bands. Princess seams; covered button at neck. Center back zipper; lined in black taffeta with reinforced hem. Handwritten on designer label is couture number 5645s
Cocktail dress
Strapless dress of metallic chartreuse green silk cord and velvet. Bodice of horizontal rows of silk cording has dropped waist. Short straight skirt of chartreuse velvet is embellished with 1/2" spaced horizontal silk cords. Center back zipper closure. Lining of purple silk crepe; bodice is boned with lilac grosgrain petersham. Designer's label at left of zipper: "Oscar de la Renta" "Made in U.S.A." tag at base of designer label. Union label, care label and size "6" tag at right on bottom of bodice.
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of blue silk taffeta with faint floral watered-silk print; floral brocade print. Round neckline; 24 non-working tiny buttons from center front neckline to waist. Puffed cap sleeves have four tucks into one tiny button just under shoulder. Neckline princess seams to seam around hips; front princess seams have inverted pleats at waist; seams in front and back from armhole to hips 1 1/2" apart into seams at hips. Skirt is below the knee in front; slight train in back. Center back zipper; 3" wide crinoline encased around hem; black lining. Designer's label at center back: "Oscar de la Renta"
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a purple dress with heavily beaded, asymmetric V-shaped neckline and elbow length sleeves. Waistline of knee length, straight skirt has high, V-shaped insert to left armscye.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or evening dress. Color sketch illustrates dress with halter neckline crossing the bodice. Ruched bodice and waist. Gathered, A-line skirt has wrap detail at hips matching the bodice; below knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with wide, off the shoulder straps. Sides of bodice fold over top of bodice. Center front panel of bodice shows applied floral accents with designer's note "made / from same / material". Belted waist; A-line, knee length, gathered skirt. Designer's initials at bottom left hem of dress: "LW". Handwritten number "3" in upper right hand corner of sketch.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Color sketch of pink dress with halter neckline detail over sweetheart bodice. Dropped, V-shaped waist with top tier of skirt gathered into hips. Full, A-lined skirt; knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a silver dress. Main body of knee length dress is lace; off the shoulder neckline with elbow length sleeves. Yoke detail at shoulders form points on tops of sleeves and borders left side asymmetric closure; matching hip detail forms a tie at left hip. Designer's handwritten note at bottom right states "lace and silk". Fabric swatch at upper left hand corner. Designer's initials at feet of model.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Outline sketch shows the front view of a tunic style dress with asymmetric overskirt. Asymmetric neckline extends to form capped sleeve on right.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length view of a 1920s inspired dress in straight, dropped waist style. Scrolled design on main body of dress extends to long sleeves. Strapless neckline; below knee length. Designer's signature at ankles of model.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates white dress with black dots and black trim accents. Bracelet length dolman sleeves with cuffs. Surplus neckline with oversized rolled collar in opposite colors. Black trim around hips drapes or is inserted down right side of dress. Straight, below the knee skirt. Designer's note on sketch states "trim [from?] wool" and designer's signature at bottom of sketch: "Lilli Wolff".
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates fitted dress in white with black dots and trimmed in black. Surplus bodice bordered in black which extends down right side of dress; high, possibly tubular collar. Bracelet length dolman sleeves with cuffs matching right side trim.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/evening dress. Color sketch in lilac purple. Halter neckline; shirred at hips; full, below the knee skirt. Outline of back view to left of full front view.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch in gray illustrates side view of dress with loop accents from back yoke to waist and skirt loop accents from hips to under side of hem. Full, bracelet length sleeves. Faint outline sketch shows front view of dress with princess seams. Knee length straight skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with A-line skirt and off the shoulder neckline. Lace on right side of bodice continues to form left shoulder; matching lace detail on left hip of skirt. Outline sketch for different dress on back with multiple designer notes.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with sleeveless, V-shaped neckline and gathered shoulders. Inserted waist with large floral applique. Gathered, knee length skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a pink dress with shoulder straps crossing the bodice. Gathered, knee length skirt has an asymmetric overskirt.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress with full, A-line skirt accented in black bands. Asymmetric neckline with matching band over left shoulder. Below knee length. Designer's note on fabric content at legs of models; designer's signature at hem of dress.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Colored sketch in purple. Trimmed bateau neckline; bracelet length sleeves. Straight skirt with wrapped skirt seam accents; inverted V-shaped waistline. Below knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates fitted dress trimmed in applied floral rows. Asymmetric neckline is bordered in matching floral appliques and drapes over right shoulder. Below knee length. Designer's handwritten notes at right of sketch and signature at bottom left hem of dress. Sketch is mounted on burgundy colored paper.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a dress with strapless neckline. Ruched bodice gathers at center front and is trimmed with ornate detail. Matching asymmetric ruching over hips. Knee length.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail dress. Color sketch of dark gray dress with surplus, off-the-shoulder neckline with lace/ruffle trim across the right side. Fitted bodice appears of lace/fabric matching neckline trim with matching drape accent down right hip. Full, gathered below knee skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with wide, off the shoulder neckline and short sleeves. Top of bodice and sleeves show open work scrolls with designer's note "silvered". Belted waist; A-line, knee length, gathered skirt. Designer's initials at bottom left hem of dress: "LW". Handwritten number "4" in upper right hand corner of sketch. Swatches of blue fabric attached at upper left hand corner of sketch.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates blue dress with off the shoulder neckline and inserted shoulder straps; narrow elbow length sleeves. Princess seams. Below the knee skirt appears straight with two inserted, fan-shaped draped panels at hips.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail/dinner dress. Color sketch of beige dress with bateau neckline; short sleeves. Surplus bodice appears to wrap and insert at center front bustline. Straight, below the knee skirt also appears to wrap and insert at left hip.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates front view of a knee length dress with inserted side panels; elbow length sleeves match side inserts. Bateau neckline.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates full length view of dress with square neckline and narrow shoulder straps. A-line, gathered skirt in ombre pink and white has accent at right hip. Designer's signature at center of hem.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates dress in pink accented in black floral appliques. Surplus neckline with elbow length sleeves; right sleeve is trimmed to match floral accents on wrapped, A-line skirt. Below knee length. Designer's signature at model's ankles.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Outline sketch illustrates the front view of a sheath style dress with applied loop accent down the left side. Jewel neckline; knee length; bracelet length sleeves.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch of white dress with wide, U-shaped neckline; sleeveless; trimmed empire waist. Release pleats on knee length skirt reveal trim matching waistband. Cape accent down back.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with asymmetric V-shaped neckline. Neckline is designed with draped left shoulder matching main body of dress and right shoulder matching bodice and circular accent on skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Black line, outline sketch illustrates front and back views of sheath style dress with inserted looped drapes at hips and gathered band forming neckline accent from waist to around back of neck. Designer's initials at ankles of front view sketch.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the full length, front view of a dress with sweetheart neckline and ruffle trim. Dropped, asymmetric waistline is ruched down left side of dress. Knee length, tightly pleated/gathered A-line skirt. Designer's handwritten note at right side states " 3 colors taffeta". Designer's signature at feet of model.
Cocktail Dress
Design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the front view of a blue dress with sleeveless, V-shaped neckline. Empire waist. Scalloped detail from neckline to hips releases to form two fan shaped accents at the hem.
Cocktail Dress
Signed design for cocktail or dinner dress. Color sketch illustrates the side view of a dress with an off the shoulder neckline and long sleeves. Straight, below the knee skirt. Back detail shows sheer draped panels from shoulders and hips. Designer's signature at base of illustration.
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress of black heavy wool crepe. Deep V-neckline trimmed with wide bands of various sized pearls, the bands extending to waistline. Long sleeves with zipper closure at ends. Mid-length skirt is gathered into natural waistline. Hook & eye closures at along deep center back opening (top, center, lower back); which is accented with pearls as front. Zipper closure at center back below waistband. Sewn-in shoulder pads. Fully lined in black silk(?) Designer's label at inside left beside opening: "Donald Brooks" Retailer's label at inside left, by shoulder pad: "Joske's / Houston"
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress of brocade with a pattern of pink flowers with green leaves on an ivory background and pale gold metallic thread. The surface of the dress is embellished with swags of silvered/clear beads and scattered amber sequins. The dress is sleeveless, with boat neck in front and deep rounded neck in back. Center back zipper closure with hook & eye. Attached corded belt of self at natural waistline with bow to left of center. Bodice of dress is lined in off-white organza and skirt of dress is lined in pale sage green silk with off-white grosgrain ribbon inner waistband.
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress of heavy blue/green aqua silk. Knee-length, with high standing collar and long sleeves which gather into zippered cuffs. Collar, sleeves, and hem with wide bands of mirrored rhinestone beads/sequins. Attached sash/belt at waist. Center-back zipper, with hook-and-eye at collar. Lined in lighter material of the same color. Designer's label sewn inside skirt: "Norman Norell / New York" Designer's model label (?) sewn inside skirt: "18101-180-12" Union label sewn inside skirt.
Cocktail Dress
Cocktail dress with black wool bodice and plaid skirt.
Cocktail dress
a) Short evening dress of silver lamé and sequined lace with ostrich feather skirt. Straight strapless bodice with drop waist. Lower skirt covered with vertical rows of beige feather boa. Center back zipper closure. Lined in taupe silk. Designer's label: Victor Costa Style number tag under designer's label: Style 7780 / Size 8 b) Matching boa of ostrich feather with silver and gold Lurex thread.
Cocktail dress
Dress of black tulle with silver dotted print. Off the shoulder. Ruffles of self fabric cover sleeves and neckline. Short A-line skirt with tiers of ruffles of self fabric. Zipper at center back. Designer label: "Scaasi / Boutique" 7133/S92
Cocktail dress
Dress of red chiffon, sequins and beading. The bodice of the dress is of draped red chiffon with deep V-neckline at front and shawl collar with deep drape at back. The long, full sleeves gather into tight cuffs, each having four red chiffon covered domed buttons and red fabric loops. At the natural waist of the dress is a horizontally ruched band which gives the effect of a sash of the same material, with simulated bow and trailing ends. The bodice simulates a wrap dress, with one side of the collar ends becoming part of the bow of the sash, and the other securing inside with a snap. The bow conceals three hook-and-eye closures and the top of the zipper closure. The short skirt is completely covered with sequins and beads. Black sequins run in horizontal and vertical bands forming a grid/trellis pattern. The vertical rectangular spaces within the grid are filled with rectangles of sequins in green, black, white and orange/red, or with tubular beads in white/iridescent, gray and yellow. There are also scattered irregular patches of orange white or green sequins on the black sequin grid. The skirt is lined in black fabric. Designer's label sewn inside at right neckline: "Arnold Scaasi"; pinned-in label at hem with hand-written notation: "5019"
Cocktail dress
Evening/cocktail dress of navy pleated chiffon and lace. Off the shoulder gathered elastic neckline with flounce of pleated chiffon finished with lace. Dropped waistline. Flounced short skirt with two tiers of pleated chiffon finished with lace. Center back zipper closure. Designer label: "Scaasi / Boutique" 8528/S84
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of red moire faille with large white polka dots. Knee length, short raglan sleeves, wide shallow V-neck. Princess seams on back and one on left front from bust to bottom hem that incorporates shirring accented with three self bows and opens to a six inch slit. Hidden zipper closure at center back. Lined of white synthetic with boning sewn in front and back from neckline to drop waist.
Cocktail dress
Cocktail dress of red dotted net. Sleeveless, wide boat neckline with off-the-shoulder sleeves of two layers of cascading ruffled net reinforced at edges with one inch of synthetic horsehair crinoline. Natural waistline accented with ribbon belt of red synthetic trimmed in picots with large bow at front secured with two hook-and-eye closures and a snap, secured at waist with chain-stitched loops. Starting at drop-waist, three wide flounces of self, also reinforced at bottom edge with one inch of synthetic horsehair crinoline. Hidden zipper closure at center back with hook-and-eye closure at neckline. Lined in red synthetic with boning sewn in front and back from neckline to natural waist. Labels: Center back inside “Scaasi Boutique”; inside left hip “8” and “Dry Clean Only”
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