Browse Items (51 total)

• Picture hat

  Purple felt picture hat with bow.

  Tags 1990s, 2000s, felt, Frank Olive, picture hat, purple

• Dress

  A. Purple wool jersey day dress; turtleneck collar, edged in purple suede; long sleeves; above the knee length; unfitted except for bust darts; pearl snaps across shoulders; large pockets in side seams. B. Purple suede tie belt.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, belt, Bonnie Cashin, dress, purple, suede, wool jersey

• Two piece evening ensemble

  White and deep purple striped silk broadcloth evening ensemble. A. Gown; high collar neckline; long slim sleeves; cut on bias to create diagonal strip; straight silhouette ending in eleven inch flounce; back zipper closure; ankle length. B. Scarf; bias cut; 125 inches long. Custom made for Hildegarde as a performance gown.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, ensemble, evening gown, Hildegarde, purple, scarf, silk broadcloth, Stavropoulos, stripes, white

• Evening gown

  Aubergine four-ply silk crepe evening gown; high exaggerated mandarin collar; one set-in sleeve, one batwing sleeve; draped from right shoulder; asymmetric bias cut; slim silhouette; deep released pleat on left side; asymmetric zipper closure on grain which creates drapery; yellow metal and purple glass antique brooch near throat; long. Custom made as a performance gown exclusively for Hildegarde.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, aubergine, evening gown, Hildegarde, purple, silk crepe, Stavropoulos

• Coat

  Purple long brushed wool coat; A-line silhouette; high neckline with four rows of topstitching which continue down center front; yoke with topstitching detail; front closure of bias tubing threaded through buttonhole and tied; straight sleeve, topstitching at cuff; satin lining.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, coat, Pauline Trigère, purple, wool

• Dress

  Black paisley challis dress; black ground with printed purple paisley; T-shape trapeze shape; mandarin collar; multiple released tucks around collar; puffed sleeves with cuff; flared, knee length skirt; cut on the bias; china silk lining.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, black, challis, dress, paisley, Pauline Trigère, purple

• Jacqueline de Ribes evening gown

  One shoulder purple velvet and taffeta gown; shoulder strap on left, built-in corset of black mesh, taffeta over-drape covering the bust and creating a large skirt to the right side, taffeta drape lined in clear polyester mesh to stiffen, left side zipper, bow on shoulder and on right side of skirt at the hip, ankle length. Line across the skirt where it probably draped across a hanger.

  Tags 1990s, 2000s, Ebony Fashion Fair, evening gown, Jacqueline de Ribes, one shoulder, purple, taffeta, velvet

• Christian LaCroix evening coat

  Metallic crinkled purple silk taffeta evening coat; trench coat style, notched collar, long raglan sleeves, tabs and covered button at wrist, double breasted with two snaps at the waist, self-belt sewn to the center back, lined in dark purple, ankle length.
  
  This item is from Fall/Winter 1995-1996.

  Tags 1990s, Christian LaCroix, coat, Ebony Fashion Fair, purple

• Overcoat

  Black flannel overcoat; jewel neckline with purple fox fur collar, center front opening with two large black buttons at neck and waist, long set-in sleeves with purple fox fur cuffs, unlined.

  Tags 1920s, 1930s, black, flannel, fox fur, fur, purple, Valentina

• Gown

  A. Purple crepe back satin evening gown; Grecian inspired, very deep U-shaped neckline, sleeveless with shoulder pads. A-line skirt, ankle length. Unlined. B. Very long sash of the same fabric. Possibly worn by Lynn Fontanne.

  Tags 1930s, 1940s, crepe, gown, Lynn Fontanne, purple, satin, Valentina

• Evening gown

  Lavender matte silk jersey evening gown; peignoir style, V-shaped neckline, ¾ length sleeves, square-set armscye, high waistline, twisted fabric caught in side bodice and wrapped through center front slit, flare skirt, bias cut, full length, unlined. All inside seams hand-overcast, hand-rolled hem. Worn by Valentina.

  Tags 1930s, 1940s, evening gown, jersey, lavender, purple, Valentina