Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Four piece ensemble

Item

Title

Four piece ensemble

Description

Black, white, and beige striped silk chiffon ensemble. A. Blouse; high neckline with small standing collar; four snaps at collar; long sleeves ending in bound cuffs; sleeves gathered at shoulder cap; flared and gathered peplum; large ruffle from left shoulder down and incorporated into peplum; hand-rolled hems on fly-away ruffle; two snap closures at left waist. B. Harem pants; band at waist; two snaps and zipper closure at center back; voluminous pant legs end in tight cuffs at ankles with each cuff closed with two snaps. C. Belt; middle part of belt lined with solid taupe fabric under silk, and black on the back; unbacked ties at either end; chiffon at middle of belt is gathered. D. Light taupe silk charmeuse teddy; bias-cut; V-neckline; spaghetti straps; gathering at bust; small inverted triangular cut-out just below center bust; seams down center back and center front; very short inseam. Accompanied by original sketch of garment (Object ID #2024.02.02).

Designed and built by the Fashion Design student as a couture project in 1981 at Mount Mary College. Val recalls being mentored by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker (especially in fitting). The fabric was purchased from Kovack Fabrics in downtown Milwaukee where she worked for numerous years.

Relation

Detail of teddy from front (Object ID #2024.02.01.d)
Detail of teddy from side (Object ID #2024.02.01.d)
Detail of teddy from back (Object ID #2024.02.01.d)
Designer sketch (Object ID #2024.02.02)

Creator

Kupczak, Val

Date

1981

Source

Donor: Val Kupczak-Rios

Identifier

Object ID #2024.02.01.abcd
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/81df3f39bbfd52199874489b88eafa4f.jpg

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Kupczak, Val, “Four piece ensemble,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed December 17, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4056.