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Black wool skirt ensemble

Description: A) Tunic jacket of black wool. Persian lamb collar and jet beads in downward triangle at back of neck. Lined in black silk crepe. B) Skirt of black wool. C) Blouse of black satin. D) Belt of black satin backed in black leather.
Date: 1947
Creator: Rentner, Maurice
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Herringbone suit jacket

Description: Man's suitcoat of navy blue herringbone wool. Double breasted. Flap pockets at sides and welt pocket at left breast. Lined in blue silk at torso and cream with length-wise stripes in sleeves. Label: "Edwin Tankus / Dallas" Label on inside of right interior pocket: "Name H.L. Knox / Address [blank] / Number: 11-6-47-2327"
Date: 1947
Creator: Tankus, Edwin
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ivory blouse

Description: Blouse of ivory silk crepe de chine. Front with gray embroidered foliate forms and rectangular/square vertical bands of openwork floral/foliate forms picked out in gray. Pointed collar with partly scalloped edges and gray embroidery and openwork. CF opening with 8 pairs of buttons and two hidden snaps. Short sleeves. Very small attached shoulder pads. Label in side seam near hem: "Maison / Margarite / New Orleans"
Date: 1947
Creator: Maison Margarite
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

White blouse

Description: Blouse of off-white or cream white silk chiffon. Hand tucking and lace inset on 1" cuffs; slim at waist; diagonal tucking between rows of lace. Retailer Label: Maison / Margarite / New Orleans
Date: 1947
Creator: Maison Margarite
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

White blouse

Description: Blouse with ivory white silk crepe de chine; inset lace cuffs and lace collar inset tucking. Retailer Label: Maison / Margarite / New Orleans
Date: 1947
Creator: Maison Margarite
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Daytime tailored two-piece suit in navy British Samek wool. a) Suit jacket. Center front opening with three circular, blue plastic buttons and welted buttonholes. Two patch pockets. Notched collar with squared shoulder yoke with matching button attached to square insert at front shoulders. Long sleeves. Lined in eggplant purple crepe; padded shoulders. Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Adrian / in / British Samek Material" Tag above designer's label: "A. Herod, Sr." b) Slim straight s… more
Date: 1947
Creator: Adrian, 1903-1959
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Gray cocktail dress

Description: A) Cocktail dress in shirtwaist style of gray/lavender silk taffeta "textured" with waves of undulating pin tucks throughout. Long sleeves with 5 small self covered buttons and loops at hem. Street length, full skirt gathers at natural waist. Bodice has center front opening with 5 large self covered buttons and bound buttonholes reinforced with a snap and 3 small self covered buttons and loops at neckline matching the sleeves. Narrow, turn down collar. Side zipper under left arm reinforced with… more
Date: 1947/1955
Creator: Chapman, Ceil
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt suit

Description: Skirt suit of black, metallic blue, and gold twill. a) Jacket of self with notched collar. 5 button enclosure center front, 3 buttons of self in between 2 large gold buttons picturing an old-fashioned lady (perhaps a seamstress?). Fake pockets at the hips. Long Sleeves with a 4" at wrist. 4 1/2" slit creating coat tails in back. Lined in gold satin. Designer's Label: "Irene/exclusively for/ Neiman Marcus" b) Skirt of self. Length is below the knee. 1 1/4" waistband. 8" slit in back.
Date: 1947/1955
Creator: Lentz, Irene
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: A) Cocktail dress of iridescent green taffeta with asymmetric collar, cap sleeves, button closure beginning under left armpit and reaching below waistline; B) Brown/green leather belt.
Date: 1947
Creator: Trigére, Pauline
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: Cocktail dress of black tissue wool and lace. Below-knee length. Bodice of black lace with vertical undulating bands of black tissue wool. Long sleeves, round neckline. Bodice with inner peach/pale pink sheath lining with thin straps. Black wool skirt. Side zipper closure with snaps part-way around waist for lower section of bodice. Back with ties at neckline and at waist, open between. Empire line. No maker's or retailer's labels in garment.
Date: 1947
Creator: Reig, Ben
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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