Browse Items (540 total)

• Dress and belt without jacket

  A. Black and white windowpane check wool shirtwaist dress; notched collar; straight sleeves with 3 button closures; natural waistline; inverted pleat at skirt front; knee length. C. Black leather belt; silver ring closure.
  
  Worn with jacket (Object ID #1989.43.b) to form three piece ensemble.

  Tags 1980s, belt, black, checked, dress, James Galanos, leather, white, wool

• Three piece ensemble

  A. Black and white windowpane check wool shirtwaist dress; notched collar; straight sleeves with 3 button closures; natural waistline; inverted pleat at skirt front; knee length. B. Black and white windowpane check wool blazer jacket; V-shaped neckline; patch pockets with button-down flaps; 4 rows of top-stitching at neck, pockets, hem, and cuffs. C. Black leather belt; silver ring closure.

  Tags 1980s, belt, black, checked, dress, ensemble, jacket, James Galanos, leather, white, wool

• Detail of closure on left shoulder

  Red wool bouclé dress; bateau neckline; sleeveless; princess seams; knee length; lined in red silk; zipper closure in left back princess seam; hook and eye closures on left shoulder.

  Tags dress, James Galanos, red, wool bouclé

• Dress

  Red wool bouclé dress; bateau neckline; sleeveless; princess seams; knee length; lined in red silk; zipper closure in left back princess seam; hook and eye closures on left shoulder.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, dress, James Galanos, red, wool bouclé

• Jumper

  Black wool jumper; wool has a linen look; low armscyes; inverted front pleat with slit; hem is either unfinished or has come undone.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, black, dress, James Galanos, jumper, wool

• Detail of hook and eye closure on belt

  Ivory silk crepe day dress; coat style; wide Peter Pan collar; bodice diagonally pleated back and front; long set-in pleated sleeves with cuffs; 6 silver button closure down front; pleated skirt; attached self-fabric braided belt; knee length.
  
  The belt is hooked onto itself.

  Tags dress, ivory, James Galanos, silk crepe

• Dress

  Ivory silk crepe day dress; coat style; wide Peter Pan collar; bodice diagonally pleated back and front; long set-in pleated sleeves with cuffs; 6 silver button closure down front; pleated skirt; attached self-fabric braided belt; knee length.

  Tags 1970s, belt, dress, ivory, James Galanos, silk crepe

• Dress

  Navy blue with white stripes wool dress; mandarin collar; long sleeves; stripes are seamed on bodice and fall into pleats on skirt; center front zipper closure.
  
  The long sleeves were put back into the dress by the donor, Steven Stipelman.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, dress, James Galanos, navy blue, stripes, white, wool

• Detail of coat slightly open

  A. Dark blue silk crepe dress; jewel neckline; long set-in sleeves with wide cuffs of black ottoman; padded shoulders; zipper closure at back neck; black ottoman midriff; side zipper closure; straight silhouette to knee. B. Dark blue silk taffeta coat; quilted in horizontal rows; jewel neckline; long set-in sleeves; padded shoulders; black ottoman panel down center front; snap closures at center front; black ottoman midriff; knee length.
  
  Worn by donor, Janet Falk.

  Tags black, coat, dark blue, dress, Mary McFadden, ottoman, silk crepe, silk taffeta

• Dress without coat

  A. Dark blue silk crepe dress; jewel neckline; long set-in sleeves with wide cuffs of black ottoman; padded shoulders; zipper closure at back neck; black ottoman midriff; side zipper closure; straight silhouette to knee.
  
  Worn with coat (Object ID #2009.11.51.b) to form two piece ensemble.
  
  Worn by donor, Janet Falk.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, black, dark blue, dress, Mary McFadden, silk crepe

• Two piece ensemble

  A. Dark blue silk crepe dress; jewel neckline; long set-in sleeves with wide cuffs of black ottoman; padded shoulders; zipper closure at back neck; black ottoman midriff; side zipper closure; straight silhouette to knee. B. Dark blue silk taffeta coat; quilted in horizontal rows; jewel neckline; long set-in sleeves; padded shoulders; black ottoman panel down center front; snap closures at center front; black ottoman midriff; knee length.
  
  Worn by donor, Janet Falk.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, black, coat, dark blue, dress, ensemble, Mary McFadden, ottoman, silk crepe, silk taffeta

• Dress

  Black silk crepe shift dress; teal satin edging around collar, sleeves, and hem; long sleeves; center back zipper closure.
  
  Worn by Mrs. Alfred Harvey Drake.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, dress, Mary McFadden, silk crepe, silk satin, teal

• Dress

  Brown and beige lace dress; scoop neckline, very wide; narrow straps; long fitted sleeves; straight skirt.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, beige, brown, Charles Kleibacker, dress, lace

• Dress

  Black and white twill dress; white ground with bold graphic print of black squares and large areas of solid black; U-shaped neckline; sleeveless; ball buttons and loops at shoulders; knee length; ties pinned on at waist side seams. Probably worn with cape (Object ID #2004.03.665).
  
  This dress was used by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker for their couture class.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, black, Charles Kleibacker, couture, couture class, dress, twill, white

• Dress

  Blue silk charmeuse dress; high V-neckline; tiny cap sleeves; A-line bias-cut skirt with center front seam; center back zipper closure; skirt gathered at center back.
  
  This dress was used by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker for their couture class.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, blue, Charles Kleibacker, couture, couture class, dress, silk charmeuse

• Dress without shrug

  A. Gray and white plain weave linen dress; gray bodice, white skirt; sleeveless; low sweetheart neckline; 1.5 inch wide off-the-shoulder straps; center front seam with gathers at bust; large bow and double cording at bust; waistline seam is rounded; back waistline scoops down to lower back; hand-picked long zipper; A-line skirt; ankle length; skirt gathered in center front and center back; entirely backed in white crepe du chine.
  
  Worn with shrug (Object ID #2004.03.428.b) to form two piece ensemble.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, Charles Kleibacker, dress, gray, linen, white

• Two piece ensemble

  A. Gray and white plain weave linen dress; gray bodice, white skirt; sleeveless; low sweetheart neckline; 1.5 inch wide off-the-shoulder straps; center front seam with gathers at bust; large bow and double cording at bust; waistline seam is rounded; back waistline scoops down to lower back; hand-picked long zipper; A-line skirt; ankle length; skirt gathered in center front and center back; entirely backed in white crepe du chine. B. Gray plain weave linen shrug; rectangle of fabric; ten neck darts to form curvature; gathers at sleeves; gathers covered with cord at upper arm of sleeves; lined in self-fabric.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, Charles Kleibacker, dress, ensemble, gray, linen, shrug, white

• Dress

  Pink and dark olive green plain weave linen dress; pink bodice, olive green skirt; jewel neckline; short kimono sleeves; green skirt begins at seam across bust; center front seams; contour darts to line; knee length skirt; dark green section dips to waist in back; backed in shantung; hand-overcasting throughout; center back zipper closure.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, Charles Kleibacker, dress, linen, olive green, pink

• Dress

  Red wool crepe day dress; jewel neckline; cap kimono sleeves; horizontal seam across bustline; curved seam at center front to sides; skirt gathered into curved seam over side front hip; center back zipper closure; skirt gathered at center back; knee length; couture techniques; many small holes throughout.
  
  This dress was used by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker for their couture class.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, Charles Kleibacker, couture, couture class, dress, red, wool crepe

• Dress

  Ivory wool dress; sweetheart neckline; ivory tulle illusion panel with lace detailing covers bosom to standing collar; similar illusion panel at back; center back hook and eye closures; short wool sleeves, gathered at shoulders; long tulle undersleeves with lace detailing; full length skirt; soutache braid trim all over bodice and down center front and back of skirt; slightly trained; cotton lining. Part of a theater suit with coat (Object ID #2022.05.01.b).
  
  This suit is an exact reproduction of a 1908 theater suit in the collection of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The donor made this replica as her senior project in Fashion Design at Mount Mary College in 1974.

  Tags 1970s, dress, ivory, lace, Mary Fulop Nowakowski, Mount Mary, reproduction, student, theater suit, tulle, wool