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  • Light blue wool jersey dress; A-line style; funnel neck; center front seam; long sleeves with dart at shoulder; yoke seam on back meets darts of bodice front.
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  • Black and cream silk satin dress; curved V-neckline; side front is white, giving illusion of a body form; set-in shoulder sleeves, 3/4 length, four piece leg-o-mutton; center back zipper; lined in white china silk; knee length.
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  • Olive green wool crepe dress; tie at neck; sleeveless; shoulder yoke extends in a curve from neck to waist sides in front and back; center back zipper; A-line skirt; knee length; lined in dark green china silk.
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  • Black and white wool gingham ensemble. A. Princess dress; standing collar; Bias cut; center front bias placket with hidden button/bound buttonhole closure; bishop sleeves; flared skirt with inverted pleats in princess seaming; inseam pockets; knee length. B. Cape; large gold-tone buckle center front closure; true bias seamline at center back; unlined; knee length.
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  • Black and white wool gingham ensemble. A. Princess dress; standing collar; Bias cut; center front bias placket with hidden button/bound buttonhole closure; bishop sleeves; flared skirt with inverted pleats in princess seaming; inseam pockets; knee length.

    Worn with cape (Object ID #1997.252.B) to form two piece ensemble.
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  • Green and black print damask shift dress; green ground with black vertical linear design; small cowl collar; straight sleeves with elastic at wrist; straight skirt with side seams that wrap toward the back; knee length.
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  • Floral crepe A-line dress; funnel at neck; long sleeves; fabric is bright floral print of turquoise, red, royal blue, and brown on black ground; back of skirt is softly gathered at waistline.
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  • Multicolored stylized herringbone print challis dress; pattern in shades of teal, hunter green, cranberry, brown, and black; tent shape; mandarin collar; unusual shaped yoke at front and back; center front invisible zipper closure; bishop sleeves with cuff; flared skirt; knee length.
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  • White silk jacquard dotted ensemble; white ground with splotchy turquoise print. A. Shift dress; jewel neckline; very full bishop sleeves with 3 button cuff; straight skirt; knee length. B. Rectangular scarf
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  • White striped jacquard dress and accessories. A. Shift dress; White ground with royal blue vertical lines; jewel neckline; bishop sleeves with unusual cap mounting, 2 button cuff; straight skirt; knee length; china silk lining. B. Belt; 2 inches wide; hook closure. C. Scarf; rectangular.
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  • Light green crepe dress; turtleneck collar that ties in back; front of sleeve is kimono style, back is raglan; bust darts; empire waist that drops to natural waistline in back; center back seam with zipper; calf length with fallen hem; lining is a champagne color. Hem is unfinished.
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  • Red and fuschia silk brocade silk brocade dress; metallic floral and leaves, bodice covered in rows of pleated fuchsia organza with frayed ends, pleats held down with rows of red beads, V-neckline in front, sleeveless, skirt fitted through hips and wide at knee, center back zipper, two red godets in skirt in back, lined in light beige chiffon. This item is from Gianni Calignano Spring/Summer 2008.
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  • Brown window-pane plaid wool sheath dress; embellishments of turquoise and dark green wool yarn, turquoise and white print fabric, shells, and triangular turquoise and yellow plastic sequins. Embellishment at center front from neck to hem. Sleeveless, scoop neckline in front, zipper closure in back, above knee length, straight silhouette, lined in brown taffeta.

    Worn with jacket (Object ID #2013.04.13.B).

    This item is from Fall/Winter 2007-2008.
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  • Cashmere striped dress in various shades of red; horizontal stripes are red, tomato red, and fuschia. Ostrich feathers are knitted in at the hem. Slip shape, sleeveless, deep v-neckline, A-line skirt, knee length.

    Worn with matching cardigan (Object ID #2013.04.09.B).
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  • White and black printed silk gazar dress; pattern of white ground printed with black balls 2 ½ inches in diameter connected by thin bars, narrow straps at front, deep v-neckline, spaghetti straps in back, additional tie extending from bust, midriff yoke decorated with five medallions of beads at front, skirt has stitched down pleats at the waist, two rows of fabric near hem stitched on intermittently, center back zipper, knee length, lined in white china silk. Worn with matching jacket (Object ID #2013.04.20.B). This item is from Christian LaCroix Spring 2007 Ready-to-Wear collection.
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  • Pale blue multicolored dress of two different fabrics; silk fabric at bodice front and skirt right side has ombre effect to a slighter darker blue, long uneven pleats. Viscose/polyester fabric at bodice sides and skirt left is light blue with small uneven wrinkles, scoop neckline, shoulder yoke, sleeveless, six center front buttons to a dropped waistline, short flared skirt, lined in light blue china silk.
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  • A. Forest green suede dress; V-neckline, sleeveless, columnar silhouette, gathered at the natural waist, belt loops at the side seams, decorated with appliqués that appear to be feathers and small real feathers, asymmetrical decorations, center front slit is decorated with feathers and appliqués, ankle length, no hem, uneven. B. Forest green suede tie belt.
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  • Orange, white, pink dress displayed on a mannequin.
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  • Sister Aloyse Hessburg, SSND, of Mount Mary College stands with the dress she designed, made, and fitted on Mrs. Frances Howard Robb (wife of James Robb), worn at the White House wedding of Mrs. Robb's son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, on December 9, 1967.

    The picture was likely taken at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    This photograph appeared in the Sunday Post-Tribune on March 17, 1968. No photographer was credited. It may have also appeared in other newspapers; it was likely an AP or UPI photograph.
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  • Beige with brown spatter print silk ensemble. A. Fit and flare dress; normal waist, halter neckline, center back nylon zipper. Halter has a front slit with a reverse, skirt is gathered. Unlined, knee length. E. Belt latches in back with hook and eyes and snap closure. Small, flat bow. Used for Valentina's famous "Quick change" routine.

    Goes with coat (Object ID #1995.382.B), jacket (Object ID #1995.382.C), and wrap (Object ID #1995.382.D) to form five piece ensemble.
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