Fashion illustration of two women wearing tank tops and two different skirts—one with a half apron, one with a gathered and tied waist. Artist name is Tomasi and date is 2/12/1976. Black and white marker on tissue paper. Measurements: 12 x 19 inches. Patti Tomasi was a Mount Mary fashion student in 1976, but it is unknown whether she graduated from the program.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a high waisted and flowy jumpsuit, front and back views. Fabric is yellow with orange, green, purple diamonds down it. Date May 1968, artist name Karen Claffey. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 17 x 21 inches. Karen Claffey was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a high necked sleeveless jumpsuit with a cinched waist and white and blue patterned fabric (swatch included). Front and back views. Artist name Barbara Newby, May 1968. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches. Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a striped mini dress with long brown coat over. Four views: two with coat, two without. January 1968, Artist name Karen Claffey. Watercolor, pastel, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches. Karen Claffey was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a black and white graphic design mini dress and low heels with a jacket overlay. Two images with jacket, two without. Fabric for the dress and fabric is included as a swatch. Date is 2/26/1968 and artist name is Barbara Newby. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches. Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated.
Fashion illustration of a woman in an orange and red mini dress with a black and white houndstooth coat overlay. Four views, two with coat and hat, two without. Fabric for coat is attached as a white and black houndstooth swatch. Date is 3/20/1968 and artist name is Barbara Newby. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches. Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a longer dress with elbow length wide sleeves, a cinched waist, and a deep v neck down to the cinched waist. She is wearing strappy heels and a fabric swatch on the board is for a deep purple-grey fabric. The year is 1976-1977 and the artist name is Debbe or Deborah Vieriralves. Pen and charcoal on board. Measurements: 10 x 14. Form on back indicates that this design was submitted to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) "America's Next Great Designer Awards". Deborah Vieiralves was a Fashion Department graduate, Class of 1977. It is unknown if she majored in Fashion Design or Fashion Merchandising.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a coat, hat, pants, and thigh high boots, dressed for winter. A swatch features reddish-brown fabric. The year is 1976-1977 and the artist name is Debbe or Deborah Vieriralves. Pen and charcoal on board. Measurements: 10 x 14. Form on back indicates that this design was submitted to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) "America's Next Great Designer Awards". Deborah Vieiralves was a Fashion Department graduate, Class of 1977. It is unknown if she majored in Fashion Design or Fashion Merchandising.
Fashion illustration of a model posing in a short dress with at least one thigh slit, bangles, and a hat. The date is 2/10/1976 and the artist name is Tomasi. This is the same design as 2025.01.19 with fabric background of navy, red, green, and yellow triangles and the image mirrored. Marker on board. Measurements: 10.5 x 13 inches. Patti Tomasi was a Mount Mary fashion student in 1976, but it is unknown whether she graduated from the program.
Illustration (Object ID #2025.01.19)
Fashion illustration of two women in coats. Mostly black and white with some green, pen and pastel on board. On the left is a long coat with textured collar, pockets, and sleeve ends. On the right is a waist length coat with large labels and visible buttons, paired with a pleated skirt. Both wear heels. There are two swatches: one is a plain brown fabric, one is a grouping of grey fabric, multicolored tweed, and a lighter brown fabric. The artist name is Marian Deegan and the year is 1980. Measurements: 11 x 14 inches. Form on back indicates that this design was submitted to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) "America's Next Great Designer Awards". Marian Deegan was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1981.
Fashion illustration of a woman in a dress length coat. Black and white pencil on paper. On the side reads, “Life is too short and winter’s too long to go without a mink.” The year is listed as 1976 and the artist is M. Fulop. Near the signature it reads "Jan. 1973", indicating this is the actual year. Mary Fulop Nowakowski was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1974. She later served as the Curator of the Historic Costume Collection (now Fashion Archive) at Mount Mary College.
Fashion illustration of three women in different lingerie. On the left is a two piece blue set, the top a cami and the bottom long bloomers. The middle is a long pink nightgown with long bubble sleeves. The last is a two piece green set with a sheer middle panel on the top and harem pants on the bottom. Labeled as Lingerie. Each of the three designs has a fabric sample connected above the design. 1981, artist name Lori Schlagenhaft. Pastels and pen on board. Measurements: 10 x 14. Form on back indicates that this design was submitted to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) "America's Next Great Designer Awards". Lori Schlagenhaft was a Fashion Design student at Mount Mary in the early 1980s. It is unknown whether she graduated from the program.
Fashion illustration of five women in various dresses. One is a deep plunge with a cinched waist and pointed heels. One is a strapless dress that is fit close to the body but with flowy fabric, this has a matching scarf and pointed heels. The middle has hat may be some sort of wedding dress as the woman is wearing a veil and may be using a muff or some sort of flower bouquet—this dress is logn sleeved and cinched at the waist with a high-low hemline. The fourth is a fitted long strapless dress with accompanying shawl. The fifth is a sleeveless high neck fitted dress with a high-low fit and flare hemline and matching gloves to the dress top. This is labeled as Illustration #10, Assemblance of the Constellations, but no date. The designers are listed left to right—Charisse Sarvela; Terri del Balso; Jill De Rocher; Iva Braovac; Katy Schwengel. Black and white pen on paper. Measurements: 17 x 14 inches. This artwork was featured in the 1990 Fashion Show Program, "Zeitgeist, spirit of the times..."". Charisse Sarvela (Class of 1990), Terri Del Balso, Jill De Rocher (Class of 1990), Iva Braovac, and Katy Schwengel were Mount Mary Fashion Design students in the early 1990s.
Fashion show program 1990: Zeitgeist
Fashion illustration of a woman in a draped dress with sheer shawl and high heels. No date, artist name Cherie. Black and white charcoal on construction paper. Measurements: 9 x 12 inches. This design was likely created by Cherie Eckmann for the 1982 Fashion Show, "Flights of Fantasy". An identical ensemble drawn by a different artist appears in the program. It is unknown whether Cherie graduated from the program.
Fashion illustration of a model posing in a short dress with at least one thigh slit, bangles, and a hat. The date is 2/5/1976 and the artist name is Tomasi. Measurements: 12 x 20 inches. This is the same design as 2025.01.25 with the image mirrored. Colored pencil and marker on tissue paper. Patti Tomasi was a Mount Mary fashion student in 1976, but it is unknown whether she graduated from the program.
Illustration (Object ID #2025.01.25)
Fashion illustration of the front and back of a woman in a jumpsuit with terraced sleeves and pleated bell bottoms as well as low heels. A piece of fabric matching the drawing is attached to the paper. The artist name is Barbara Newby and there is no date. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 16 x 20 inches. Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated.
Fashion illustration of a woman leaning against the railing in the middle of a staircase, wearing a skirt, high heels, a mostly unseen top, a striped sweater, and a hat and scarf. The artist name is Paula Mahan and the date is 11/80. Black and white watercolor and pen on paper mounted to board. Measurements: 8.5 x 11. Paula Mahan was a fashion Design student at Mount Mary. It is unknown when she graduated, but she was possibly the Class of 1984.
Fashion illustration of a woman wearing an off the shoulder, flowy dress cinched at the waist and high heels. The image is labeled Disco and there is a swatch for fabric that is a gold-orange with dark stripes and floral embroidery. The artist name is Marian Deegan and the year is 1980. Mostly black and white with some green, orange, and peach, pen and pastel on board. Measurements: 11 x 14 inches. Form on back indicates that this design was submitted to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) "America's Next Great Designer Awards". Marian Deegan was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1981.
Fashion illustration of three women wearing dressing gowns. Two are long sleeved with ties in the middle and one is cinched in the middle with ruffled off the shoulder sleeves and sheer front section. A clipping of Brooke Shields is on the side of the board, possibly taken from the 1981 Time Magazine article “The 80s Look.” It is labeled Intimate and Home Apparel. The artist name is Marian Deegan and the year is 1980. Mostly black and white with some green, orange, and peach, pen and pastel on board. Measurements: 11 x 14 inches. Form on back indicates that this design was submitted to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) "America's Next Great Designer Awards". Marian Deegan was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1981.
Fashion illustration of three women wearing various outfits; one in a jogging suit, one in pants a button down shirt and a long flowing sweater, one in pants with a cowl neck top and patterned sleeves. Shoes are not visible. No date, name Susan Autz. Black and white watercolor, charcoal, oil, and pen on board. Measurements: 10 x 17 inches. Susan Autz might have graduated from Mount Mary College in the late 1970s. This illustration was featured in the 1977 Fashion Show program, "Projections". The designs are by Linda Zuern (Class of 1978), Bonnie Guthrie, and Beth Moster (Class of 1978).