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Faille dress

Description: Dark red silk faille afternoon dress, princess lines - fuller in back. Natural waist line. Fly front zipper opening but covered at waist with intricately cut huge self bow that fastens at side creating the look of a wrap front closure. V-neck, small collar, 3/4 sleeves. Designer's label sewn in bodice: "Hattie Carnegie"; retailer's label sewn in skirt: "Swanson / Inc / Kansas City".
Date: 1950
Creator: Carnegie, Hattie
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Bi-color dress

Description: A) Mustard yellow and olive green rayon crepe evening dress; long sleeved; v-neck B) Yellow fringed scarf
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Ballgown of pink silk satin. Strapless edged in a band of same. High waist. Very full balloon/bubble skirt, heavily gathered at waist. Wide vertical pleated panel attaches at waist and extends down and under front of skirt creating a slight pick up with bow at waist. Bodice is boned and lined in crepe silk. Inner panels of horsehair and hoop for support. Bodice has center back zipper which continues as inner skirt zipper and is concealed with a hook and eye and small bow at top. Skirt has snaps… more
Date: 1956
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded dress

Description: Dress and slip A: Cocktail dress of beige/yellow-white chiffon. Sleeveless, thin straps. Rhinestones at waist in feathery pattern extends to hem. B: Slip
Date: 1926
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Silk suit

Description: Tan silk two piece suit with slub yarns. (a) Jacket of tan silk, waist length with notched collar and seven thin metal brass buttons, bottom bust darts, with 3/4 sleeves, three buttons on each sleeve, lined in same color polyester Ben Zuckerman New York Label at left side seam, Dallas Museum of Fashion label inside the right shoulder seam. (b) Skirt of same material, knee length, wide waistband with boning, nine gores, zipper at center back, lined in same colored polyester, Dallas Museum of Fas… more
Date: 1950
Creator: Zuckerman, Ben
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress with jacket

Description: Short cocktail or informal dinner ensemble of green silk brocade with woven design in tiny gray/blue floral pattern. A) Fitted short jacket with natural waistline slightly gathered at waist in front, princess seams front and back, cap sleeves. V-back, with open throat neck-line. Round collar trimmed with brown mink fur. 3/4 length dolman sleeves, 5 self-covered buttons at center front. Green faille lining. No labels in jacket. B) Dress of same. Mid-calf length. Square neckline with small V … more
Date: 1958/1959
Creator: Parnis, Mollie
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Wool hat

Description: Hat of off-white wool yarn and beads. Hat is based on a fanchon style, consisting of a knitted, somewhat diamond-shaped piece to fit across top of head and extending down sides to the ears, with wide off-white silk ribbon ties at end of extensions. Unlike a regular fanchon, which is solely of a piece of flat lace, this cap has a deep pile of the same wool yarn over the entire surface of the cap, each piece tipped with a cylindrical frosted white bead.
Date: 1850
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Lingerie nightgown

Description: Blue or aqua satin long nightgown with white/ecru embroidery on yoke and short sleeves. Size: Medium
Date: 1940
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Lingerie nightgown

Description: Blue polyester and cotton long nightgown with square white embroidered yoke slashed to waist. Val lace trim. Size: Small
Date: 1950
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Whitework nightgown

Description: Lingerie gown of ivory cotton and white lace. cotton bodice has embroidered flowers and scalloped edge, attached wide Valenciennes lace straps produce square neckline at front and V shape at back; ankle length. Size: Small Label: SYLVIA PEDLAR for IRIS LINGERIE
Date: 1969
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Lace yoke nightgown

Description: Nightgown of off-white rayon crepe with long sleeves and smocked bodice with wide shallow pin-tucked yoke with Cluny type lace trim, full length, size small.
Date: 1950
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Peignoir set

Description: Pale blue satin peignoir set. Sleeveless, full-length nightgown with long sleeves. Matching satin robe. Both with wide square yokes of Alencon lace. Size: Medium SYLVIA PEDLAR FOR IRIS LINGERIE
Date: 1950
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Toga-style nightgown

Description: Toga-style nightgown of pink polyester chiffon with bow and tie accent at the neckline, sleeveless, full-length and straight fit. Size: Small.
Date: 1960
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown of cream colored crepe, sleeveless,, deep cowled neck, hight waisted, long skirt slit to empire waist. Label: Sylvia Pedlar for Iris Lingerie
Date: 1950
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Lace yoke nightgown

Description: Long blue nightgown with cluny and Valenciennes lace trimmed bodice in cotton and polyester, bateau neckline, sleeveless, lace yoke with gathering above bust line, full length.
Date: 1950
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Nightgown

Description: Sleeveless white crepe midi length nightgown with blue velvet ribbon through lace beading at waist and v-neckline. Size: Small
Date: 1960
Creator: Pedlar, Sylvia
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Brown leather shoes

Description: Pair of lady's shoes of brown leather. The shoes, designed with gently pointed toes, are of the Oxford style of brown leather with openwork at sides of instep and with laced closure at instep of 4 holes height. The medium height heels are styled as a modified Cuban or continental heel, with rounded sides and back, tapering to base, and slightly curved at front. The heels covered with matching leather. Sole of tan leather, with rubber/composite on heel. Stamped in lining on one shoe: "Arch Rest… more
Date: 1908/1910
Creator: Drew Shoe Co.
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Shirtwaist

Description: Shirtwaist of ivory cotton net and lace. Wide falling collar; sleeveless; Center-front closure of hidden snaps. Hand made filet lace and hand corcheted Irish lace inserts and trim.
Date: 1910/1919
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leather shoes

Description: Pair of lady's shoes of black leather and gray suede. The shoes, designed with pointed toes, are of black leather on toe box, and gray suede on heel, back, and strap across instep, which closes with button on outside of foot. Medium high heels are covered in matching suede and are styled as a modified boulevard or Louis/Cuban heel, with rounded sides and back, and with curved front section. Sole of black leather. Retailer's stamp on sole: "MacDougall & Southwick Co. / Seattle, Wash." Hand-wri… more
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Satin wedding shoes

Description: Pair of ladies' off-white or cream heavy satin wedding shoes. Designed with rounded toes, the slip-in shoes had an embellishment across vamp of an applied white satin bow or pouch. One survives in part. Lined in white fabric. Sole of natural brown leather, heel covered in white satin. Medium-height heel with rounded sides and back, curving inwards and then straight down to base, similar to a modern continental heel.
Date: 1913
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Leather boots

Description: Pair of boots or "high button shoes" of gray/very pale blue leather. The shoes, designed with pointed toes rounded at the tips, lace closed along center front with laces 16 holes high. The high heels are rounded at sides and back, tapering to center and flaring back out at base, and are curved at front. The sole is of tan leather. Shoes are lined in matching leather and off-white cloth. Retailer's stamp on lining: "Byrn's Boot Sh [partly illeg] / Kansas City" L: 26.5 cm W: 7.5 cm H: 27 cm He… more
Date: 1908/1911
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Tie sandals

Description: Brown leather Roman style women's flat sandals with brown leather insole and 2 long brown leather straps that criss cross tie up to the calf. Length: 25 cm Width: 9.8 cm Height: na Heel: na Markings L&R: "Bernardo"
Date: 1968
Creator: Bernardo
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Snakeskin pumps

Description: Pump of blue snakeskin with modified t-strap, d'orsay style with openings on both sides, pointed toe, low throat, narrow cutouts across vamp radiating from center. Markings: Left- "designer collections / Lord & Taylor" Right- "Julianelli" Measurements: L: 24 cm. W: 8 cm. H: 9 cm. Heel: 5 cm, 2 inches
Date: 1964
Creator: Julianelli, Mabel
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Night ensemble

Description: Ensemble consisting of a nightgown and robe of cream or pale peach nylon. Full-length robe with short sleeves and limp ruff collar. Opens down center front with hook-and-eye closure at waist and attached belt. Matching full-length nightgown is sleeveless, with wide straps. Nightgown opens at side with hook-and-eye closures and has string belt. Both pieces of the ensemble are fully accordion pleated on all parts. Robe has tag "Vanity Fair Nylon"
Date: 1950/1952
Creator: Vanity Fair
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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