Browse Items (1977 total)
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Dark red silk dress; A-line; finely pleated ruffling around neckline, center front placket, sleeves, and skirt hem; long sleeves; five square crystal buttons on placket; hand-picked zipper closure; knee length. From Hildegarde's personal wardrobe. -
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Black wool double knit dress; A-line skirt hangs from yoke/sleeve piece; center front slit with one covered button closure; knee length. Worn with hat (Object ID #1982.309). Worn by Hildegarde. -
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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. -
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B. Olive green jersey shift dress; center back closure bound with suede; wrap-around collar with dog leash clip at center front; long sleeves; knee length.
Worn with jacket (Object ID #1991.46.A) to form two piece ensemble. -
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Black and white spotted cotton jersey dress; short sleeves; two pockets; criss-cross front at top.
Worn with coat (Object ID #1980.100.A) to form two piece ensemble. -
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Brown striped jersey dress; stripes are orange, green, and dark brown; bateau neckline; gathered shoulder seams with elastic; straight long sleeves; two parabola pockets at hips; knee length.
Worn with cape (Object ID #1980.105.A) to form two piece ensemble. -
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Hot pink, orange, mustard, and white horizontal striped wool jersey dress; halter neckline; empire style with mustard suede detail; long bias-cut skirt; side pockets in seams outlined with suede with top-stitching.
Goes with tunic (Object ID #2004.03.102.B) and ruana (Object ID #2004.03.102.C) to form three piece set. -
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Gold silk and faille taffeta dress; A-line construction; asymmetrical closure with hip zipper and four bound buttonholes; small stand-up collar; 3/4 length sleeves; fully lined.
Worn with matching hat (Object ID #1967.02). Worn by donor, Mrs. Frances Howard Robb, at the wedding of her son Charles Spittal Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, the daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, at the White House, December 9, 1967.
Designed by Sister Aloyse Hessburg, SSND. The buttons were designed and made by Sister Rosemarita Huebner, SSND. -
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Geometric print silk blouson dress in brown, white, and navy blue; natural waistline; wide navy blue waistband; jewel neckline with deep shaped yoke; cap sleeves; gathered skirt with navy blue insert down center front; hand-overcast.
Made by donor, Mary Fulop Nowakowski, Mount Mary Fashion Design graduate, class of 1974. Created for the 1973 Mount Mary Fashion show. -
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Tan and white geometric abstract printed silk twill dress; standing collar; halter neckline; empire waistline; flared skirt; ball buttons and loops at center front.
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Sharon Lipinski. -
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Gray wool flannel dress; jewel neckline; sleeveless; seam going down center front, forms into box pleat; 2 princess seams that come down into waist and form box pleats, one princess seam starts at shoulder and other starts at middle of front armhole; 3 horizontal seams; one goes through center front seam and is located right under bust, extending from center seam to first princess seams on each side; other horizontal seams are side seams that extend .5 inch from armpits and go to first princess seam closest to side of garment; center back zipper closure that forms into box pleat; 2 back princess seams on either side of zipper, these also form box pleats; knee length. The donor, Sharon Lipinski, constructed this dress in Sister Aloyse Hessburg's Couture class. -
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Purple double knit dress; oversized funnel collar; plain short sleeves; fitted through torso; insets and style seams front and back; flares out below waist to knee length; center front seam, side seams, and zipper closure at center back seam, with hook and eye closure at neck.
The donor, Lois Perlewitz, constructed this dress in Sister Aloyse Hessburg's Couture class. -
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Light gray wool knit sheath dress; V-shaped neckline; seven V-shaped inserts of self-fabric cording; left side zipper closure; sleeveless.
Made by the donor, Tamara Kinnich, as a Mount Mary Fashion student. -
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Chartreuse silk taffeta mini dress; princess style; square neckline; long smocked sleeves.
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Kay Richter Bogust in the early 1970s. -
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Peach silk brocade evening dress; brocade has florals in gray and metallic gold florals in discontinuous weft threads; low square neckline; bodice gathered into waistline; left side snap closures; short flared skirt; sewn-in slip of peach silk.
Made by the donor, Barb Newby Borgwardt, as a Mount Mary Fashion student. -
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Red plain weave linen/rayon blend day dress; low scoop neckline in front and back; sleeveless; center back zipper closure; empire seam; bias cut; A-line skirt; above the knee length; lined.
Worn by the donor in 1991. Donna Ricco and donor Gayle Strege were both Mount Mary Fashion graduates, Class of 1981. -
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A. Red silk taffeta evening gown with silk-screened palmetto frond design; motifs outlined in black beads on bodice; large circles on stem separated by 4 leaves on front skirt; square neckline; short sleeves; empire waistline; A-line skirt has inverted box pleat at center front, 2 pleats at back; black satin ribbon attached at waistline; center back zipper closure; internal corset; lined in red rayon.
Goes with stole (Object ID #2003.03.11.b) and coat (Object ID #2003.03.11.c) to form three piece set.
Worn by donor Aileen Ryan. The fabric was designed by Sister Remy Revor based on a historic Milwaukee design. The ensemble was created on designer Rosalie Macrini's receipt of an award from Mount Mary College in the mid-1960s.
This ensemble was the first official donation to Mount Mary's Historic Costume Collection (now the Fashion Archive). -
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Brown crepe dress; standing collar; dropped waistband; short gathered skirt; long raglan bishop sleeves with cuffs; center back covered ball button with faggotted strip closure over hand-picked zipper; lined in beige silk.
Created by Sister Aloyse Hessburg's student, Kay Richter Bogust, for the 1970 couture class.