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Jacket
White medium-heavy linen jacket; collarless, square set-in sleeves, side front seams, waist seam, hip length, hemline dips at center back seam. Front opening slightly overlaps in V-shape with small notch opening at top of neckline. Three button closure at center front, bound buttonholes, matching fabric-covered buttons. Discoloration at center front closure.
Worn by Lynn Fontanne. Donor was the niece of Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. -
Jacket
Red wool fitted jacket; high Mandarin collar, long sleeves darted at shoulders, five button closure at center front, bound buttonholes, covered buttons (two missing), flap pockets at hip. Alteration at center front.
Worn by Lynn Fontanne. Donor was the niece of Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. -
Jacket
Dark brown wool crepe swing jacket; Chelsea collar with multiple rows of topstitching, drop shoulder sleeves with double gusset, buttonhole opening through collar with bias tube tie closure, two tiny slash pockets, inverted pleat at center back. Multiple rows of topstitching down center front, hemline, and at back yoke. Reversible. Worn by Valentina. -
Jacket
Navy blue wool bouclé cardigan jacket; jewel neckline with one large covered button closure at the neck, center front opening is formed with the selvedges, two diagonal single welt pockets, drop shoulder sleeves with gussets. Sleeves are cut on the bias. Swing style slightly longer at center back, hip length. Unlined, hand finished. Worn by Valentina. -
Itinerary for 1975 tour of fashion manufacturing plants
Itinerary for a five-day trip in August 1975 to visit fashion manufacturing plants in the Midwest. Stops included the Stanbury Band Uniform plant (Brookfield, Missouri), the Allen-A plant (Piqua, Ohio), the Sand Knit plant (either Waupun or Berlin, Wisconsin, or possibly locations in both towns), and the "sox factory" (possibly Portage Hosiery Company) in Portage, Wisconsin. Members of the Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) fashion design program undertook this trip. -
Issey Miyake suit
Taupe wool broadcloth suit. A. Jacket; polished tricot brown and black floral vest and trim attached as embellishment on jacket extending to back, shawl collar, slight shoulder pads, long set-in two-piece sleeves, sleeve back is floral tricot, patch pockets on chest with buttoned flap, center front closure of four buttons, buttons are silver tone with similar floral motif in khaki and black, lined in taupe taffeta. B. Pants; contour waistband, center front fly zipper, slash single welt pocket in front, long narrow legs with zipper in back, eight buttons on each leg up the side seam from the hem, unlined.
This item is from Fall/Winter 2006-2007. -
Invoice from W. Morton Brown, Inc.
An invoice from W. Morton Brown, Inc. - Milliner's Supplies and Ideas listing items purchased by Sister Aloyse Hessburg for the mother-of-the-groom dress she designed and created for Mrs. Frances Howard Robb, for the wedding of her son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the White House on December 9, 1967. Besides the dress, Sister Aloyse created the matching hat.
According to this invoice, $25.86 was spent on a hat form, ribbons, beads, thread snaps, gloves, and shoes. -
Invoice from A. Werner
An invoice from A. Werner - Silversmiths and Electro Platers listing items purchased by Sister Aloyse Hessburg for the mother-of-the-groom dress she designed and created for Mrs. Frances Howard Robb, for the wedding of her son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the White House on December 9, 1967.
This invoice refers to the 4 buttons for the dress that Sister Rosemarita Huebner created. The invoice is dated 11/24 (1967) and according to Sister Aloyse's notes, the buttons were ready by 11/28. -
Illustration
Printed retail advertisement in black and white; it reads, “Pappagallo. In step with your style. We’re delighted to announce our new Pappagallo Shop…although not all these smart shoes for cruise and spring are in yet, they are arriving daily and we invite you to visit our new Pappagallo Shop. Complete with fashion accessories and novelty items, we think you’ll like the new look and feeling this shop adds to W. J. Rendall’s. Beautiful kid leather sandle [sic]. Vanilla or navy, $54. W. J. Rendall’s Westgate Mall.”; the shoe described is shown largely, along with a small woman in the top right; the woman wears a white button-up shirt with a notched lapel, a plaid shawl with fringe trim, and below the knee pencil skirt; measures 4 inches wide by 6 5/8 inches tall. -
Illustration
Fashion illustration for retail on cardboard illustration board in black ink, alcohol marker, and white paint; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final illustration; this illustration is paired with two plastic sheet overlays: the first has a transparent red tape which outlines the illustrations and creates a scalloped border on the left and right sides, the second plastic sheet says, “Spring ’81 is here- Come See!”; the advertisement displays an array of shoes and purses; on the far left is a line of four different shoes vertically- all heels of various sizes and details; next to them is a small woman in a short sleeved, below the knee white dress; she holds a handbag in her left hand; to the right of her is a very large foot modeling a wedge heel; to the right of that is a woman’s face, her hand in front of her cheek holding up a leather Coach purse; attached to it is a pair of sunglasses and a floral patterned scarf; on the far right is a vertical line of four purses; the top of the illustration board reads, “Page 6/7”; measures 40.5 inches wide by 30.5 inches tall. -
Illustration
Black and white illustration meant for newspaper advertisement on cardboard illustration board in charcoal; a landscape scene is suggested with four fashionable women pictured; the first woman is on the far right, sitting on a bench with a paper bag and pigeon; she wears a matching jacket and skirt set with a houndstooth pattern; the jacket has a v-neckline with no collar, shoulder pads, a lacy handkerchief in the chest pocket and thin, decorative buckle belt around the waist; her below the knee straight skirt has a large vent at the bottom of the center front seam, which opens as she sits with legs crossed; finally, the blouse underneath her jacket is a dark color with a notched lapel; the next woman stands in profile, her open jacket’s back flowing slightly in the breeze; the jacket has a peter pan collar, piping around the seams, and a slight checkerboard pattern that may be a print or texture; she has a simple gray top underneath, not very visible; her ankle length pants are straight-legged with a houndstooth print; on her head is a bowler hat with her short hair slicked back underneath; she holds out a small paper bag of food for the pigeons; the third woman stands facing forward, wearing a light-colored long sleeve shirt and matching below the knee A-line skirt; around her waist is a tied belt made of rope; the round neckline of her shirt has a lacy collar which is wide and follows the shape of the neckline; in her left hand, she holds a white handbag; the final woman on the far right stands with her hand on her hip and one leg outstretched; she wears a gray cardigan with a ribbed shirt collar and a striped scarf hanging from her neck; she has simple white, straight-legged pants with creases; there is a wide-brimmed fedora on her head; four pigeons are on the ground; the wax paper overlay reads, “W. J. Rendall’s- Westgate Mall”; there are various notes in the right margin; the protective paper cover for this illustration has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 30.5 inches wide by 20 7/16 inches tall. -
Illustration
Fashion illustration on cardboard illustration in charcoal, alcohol marker, and white paint; two women are pictured and take up the entire page; the woman on the left is shown full-bodied, standing with her legs crossed; she wears a cherry red blazer that is open; it has white buttons, a notched lapel, and folded plaid handkerchief in the chest pocket; underneath is a white shirt with a peter pan collar and red tied bow; her skirt is an A-line below the knee with a red, white, and gray plaid print; the skirt has knife pleats only on the sides; she has on shiny round-toed flats with tassel details on the top; she holds a handbag in her left hand; the woman on the right is sitting, leaning on her right hand; only half of her body is visible; she wears a blazer in the same style as the previous woman, but this one is in the red, white, and gray plaid; she styles it buttoned up, paired with cherry red pants; underneath the blazer is a white shirt that has an ascot collar; the protective paper cover for this illustration has Ellen Dudley’s logo; taped on the back of the board is a paper reading, “Land of Ads 1981 Entry Form: the lines have been filled in as follows: “Category: Graphic, Number: 181 B, Agency: Dudley Fashion Drawings, Phone: 251-151 (final number obscured by tape), Advertiser: W. J. Rendall’s, Phone: 274-060(?), Writer: David Rendall’s, Art Director: Ellen Dudley, Printer/Producer: Madison Newspaper, Photographer/illustrator: Ellen Dudley, Talent: (Blank), Fee: (Blank)”; measures 22.25 inches wide by 29 inches tall. -
Illustration
Black and white retail illustration on cardboard illustration board in charcoal and white paint; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final image; image of two women walking down a bridge toward the viewer; the woman on the left wears a pantsuit that has a very thin and condensed vertical stripe print in white; the patch pockets on her jacket show the print going diagonally in opposite directions, meeting in a point at the pocket’s front; her blouse underneath has a v-neckline and notched lapel which matches the jacket; her left hand runs through her hair, while her right holds a striped handkerchief in the breeze; the woman on the right wears a white short-sleeved top with a deep square neckline, which comes down to a point at the center front; underneath is a slightly unbuttoned shirt with a basic shirt collar; she also wears a below the knee pencil skirt which has a belt and single flap pocket on the right hip; her shirt and skirt have the same white striped print; in the upper left of the image is a bright white sun; the wax paper overlay has been torn and heavily creased; above the women, it reads, “Classic Summer Cord: In the winner’s circle”; there are notes in the right-side margin; the protective paper cover for this illustration has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 22.5 inches wide by 28.25 inches long. -
Illustration
Black and white fashion illustration on cardboard illustration board in charcoal with details in white paint; image of two women from head to hip within a circle in the middle of the page and they are shown at a smaller-scale but full body at the bottom of the circle, standing halfway inside and halfway outside the border; woman on the left wears a dark, long-sleeved, unbuttoned cardigan overtop a white T-shirt with 4 horizontal lines across the chest, with “Givenchy” written on the left side; her skirt is dark, accordion pleated and below the knee; in her left hand she holds a pamphlet; the woman on the right has a hand on her hip and wears an unbuttoned fuzzy and dark cardigan with white horizonal stripes; underneath, she has a black v-neck shirt tucked into white straight-legged pants that have center front creases; both women have many artistic highlights in their hair and faces in white paint; measures 22.25 inches wide by 30.25 inches long. -
Illustration
An unfinished sketch on paper in purple colored pencil; it seems to be a man’s head in a ¾ turn at the top of the page; the paper is very yellowed; there are stray charcoal lines at the bottom of the page; measures 18 3/8 inches wide by 24.5 inches long. -
Illustration
Black and white retail illustration on cardboard illustration board in charcoal with details in white paint; image of two men in middle of page, in front of a box background; man on the left holds a pocket watch attached to his waistcoat; the pocket watch as well as the man’s left side has been shaded in artistic white lines, as if to convey an intense light or ethereal shine; he wears a plaid suit with a wide notched lapel and a wide tie tucked into the waistcoat’s neckline; the tie has an uneven check/rectangle pattern in various shades; the man on the right stands behind him with his back turned and left arm raised; he also wears a plaid suit, but this plaid is a smaller scale print with more lines; signed “Dudley”; the wax paper overlay reads, “EASY LIVING FASHION” at the top left, and “Martins” at the bottom in bubble letters; there are various notes in the right side margin and the bottom left has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 20.5 inches long by 30.5 inches tall. -
Illustration
Retail advertisement for Black Rose on cardboard illustration board, wax paper, plastic sheets, transparent red tape, and black ink; at the bottom left, the storefront of Black Rose is shown with people populating the area- some are filled in with sheer red tape; a small map of streets is displayed beneath the words “SOUTH TOWNE MALL”; on the top right is a large pair of lips in sheer red tape with the words “You’re going to love it!” in cursive font; pieces of yellow tape border the image, reading “BLACK” on the left, and “RED” on the right; the wax paper overlay says, “THE SECOND Black Rose. Designed with you in mind, The NEW Black Rose, South Towne Mall Welcomes You. Immediately you sense the fashion selections to touch, to see, to own. Shop the Black Rose Boutique and enjoy all this and much, much more…quality, value selection and service. There’s a whole world of shopping enjoyment awaiting you now at the NEW Black Rose, South Towne Mall.”; Additionally, the bottom right continues, “Make a heart flutter with a will-you-be-mine gift from Black Rose, Atrium Fashion Mall. Black Rose. Atrium Fashion Mall 273-1888, South Town 222-8281.”; the protective paper cover has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 15 inches wide by 20.5 inches tall. -
Illustration
Black and white retail illustration on cardboard illustration board in charcoal with details in white paint; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final image; image of a woman from the waist up in the middle of the page, smiling subtly while holding up many wallets, handbags, and purses; her blouse is stylized and unfinished, showcasing the bags in this advertisement; in her right hand appear to be two of the same wallets, one open; there is also a large purse hanging down in a shiny, vertically striped fabric; in her left hand is a handbag with diagonal line details and two purses: a medium sized one with two large contrasting vertical lines in different shades and a large purse with four vertical zippers on the front and a small scale square pattern in white paint; signed “Dudley”; the wax overlay reads, “Handbags she’ll love. Here we’ve shown just a glimpse of what’s in store. A gift she’ll love and use day after day.”; the bottom of the page reads, “Black Rose. ODANA SHOPPES. 6109 ODANA RD 273-1888. Holiday Boutique Hrs.”; the protective cardboard cover has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 15 inches wide by 20.5 inches tall.