Mount Mary University Digital Collections

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Pink cotton jersey evening dress; V-neckline; sleeveless; knot at center front hip; knee length.

    Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Laura Schultz in 1985. This is a copy of a 1920s white evening dress by Vionnet in the collection.
  • A. Blue wool crepe dress; cowl collar; short kimono sleeves; modified princess seams; six gored skirt; mini length. B. Blue wool crepe belt.

    Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Kay Richter Bogust.
  • Burgundy wool crepe dress; jewel neckline; band collar; long angel sleeves; self-fabric covered button closure up center back; shoulder yoke front and back; 2 floating ties at back of collar; mini length.

    Made by donor, Pam Sandoval, Mount Mary Fashion student Class of 1976.
  • Child's green plain weave cotton canvas dress; white cotton piqué roll collar; A-line skirt; long green sleeves with white cotton piqué cuffs; center back zipper closure; knee length; front decorated with white cotton ric-rac and appliqués of red heart-shaped flowers with white leaves; green ties sewn into waist at side seams.
  • Child's blue and white horizontal striped wool pullover dress; white rib crew neck; short sleeves with white rib cuffs; A-line short skirt; blue ties sewn into side seam; red polka dot "etc." appliqué on chest; unlined.
  • Child's green wool jersey dress; white roll collar; white bib in front with appliqués of 3 red apples with 2 leaves; long one-piece sleeves with white cuffs; apples appliquéd to cuffs; A-line short skirt; center back zipper closure; two-piece half belt in back with one white button; unlined.
  • Red cotton poplin dress; jewel neckline; sleeveless; dropped waist; short gathered skirt; center back zipper closure; white tulip appliqué on front with green stem and two leaves; left side of dress is white from princess line; unlined.
  • Child's navy blue cotton poplin dress; dirndl style; white cotton twill Peter Pan collar; fitted bodice; gathered skirt; short puffed sleeves; center back zipper closure; green cotton ties sewn into side seams at waist; front bodice decorated with two 1-inch wide horizontal white eyelet strips; green cotton strips run through eyelet; two strips of green cotton hang at left front waist, each has red heart at end.
  • Child's green cotton/polyester blend dress; white cotton broadcloth roll collar; rib knit bodice and long sleeves; double knit A-line skirt; appliqué of 3 flags in red, yellow, and navy blue on white flagpole at skirt front; green fabric waist tie; center back zipper closure; knee length.
  • Child's blue and white striped wool knit dress; scoop neckline; sleeveless; horizontal stripes on shoulder yoke, vertical stripes on skirt; skirt gathered into yoke; 4-petal flower appliqué on right hip, flower has white center and two green leaves; two blue ties at back waist; unlined.
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