Browse Items (2069 total)

• Hand fan

  Multicolored hand-painted silk fan; backed in sheer pink stiffened organza; Gothic arch motif with figures of Queen and royal crest embroidered at center magenta ground; purple celluloid sticks with wooden ribs; elaborately molded endpiece; black celluloid upper and lower guards; small black celluloid loop at head; some small tears and discoloration.
  
  Belonged to a member of the Kohler or House families.

  Tags celluloid, fan, Gothic, hand fan, Kohler, magenta, organza, purple, silk

• Boots

  Gray and black suede and leather boots; gray suede uppers and black leather lowers; very pointed toes; side 15 button closure; Louis heels.
  
  Worn by a member of the Kohler or House families.

  Tags black, boots, gray, House, Kohler, leather, shoes, suede

• Picture hat

  Brown straw picture hat; low round crown; 5 inch wide brim; velvet band trim.
  
  Worn by Julilly House Kohler. From note found attached to hat: "1956. Bought at Field's in Evanston where left home without a hat to go to luncheon for Pres. Margaret Clapp at Wellesley Club."

  Tags brown, hat, Julilly House Kohler, Kohler, picture hat, straw, velvet

• Picture hat

  Black velvet picture hat; soft crown; large brim down on right front, up on left front; silk taffeta ribbon overlapped on brim; large ostrich plume across brim; label inside: "delle Donne -Paris -New York", covered by the label "Walker, Hotel Astor, Milwaukee".
  
  Worn by a member of the Kohler family.

  Tags black, delle Donne, hat, Kohler, ostrich feathers, picture hat, silk, taffeta, velvet

• Hat

  Man's dark brown mink fur hat; low crown; Cossack type.
  
  Worn by a member of the Kohler family.

  Tags Alexander, brown, Cossack, dark brown, fur, hat, Kohler, mink

• Hat

  Black straw hat; deep cloche type crown; 5 inch brim; brim caught up on one side with feather. Label: "Del Fontaine, 13 Rye Royale, Paris".
  
  Worn by a member of the House or Kohler families.

  Tags black, Del Fontaine, feathers, hat, Kohler, straw

• Hat

  Red felt pancake hat; felt feathers on top; stuffed to create rolled appearance around edge; black net snood with red felt feathers attached.
  
  Worn by Julilly House Kohler.

  Tags black, felt, hat, Julilly House Kohler, Kohler, net, red, snood, T. A. Chapman Co.

• Hat

  Navy blue straw hat; coolie type; flat crown; heavy straw; 12 inches in diameter.
  
  Worn by Julilly House Kohler.

  Tags blue, coolie, Elsa Schiaparelli, hat, Julilly House Kohler, Kohler, navy, straw

• Cloche

  Taupe felt cloche; hand embroidery in brown, green, and orange abstract florals; label: "Poldi, Vienna".
  
  Possibly worn by Julilly House Kohler.

  Tags cloche, felt, floral, hat, Julilly House Kohler, Kohler, Poldi, taupe

• Hat

  Black felt cocktail hat; clover leaf shape; applied braid and .5 inch black sequins as trim; large bristle feather at center front.
  
  Worn by Julilly House Kohler.

  Tags black, braid, cocktail, feathers, felt, hat, Julilly House Kohler, Kohler, sequins

• General Directions: Couture Construction

  This fashion design manual was written by Sister Mary Aloyse Hessburg of the fashion design program at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Charles Kleibacker, a frequent contributor to the program, around 1980.
  
  Two articles from Threads magazine and one from Canadian Home Economics Journal, all about Charles Kleibacker, that were included in the item were not scanned due to copyright.
  
  To see the entire manual, click on the pdf file beneath the image (Couture Construction Manual.pdf).

  Tags Charles Kleibacker, Mount Mary Fashion Department, Sister Aloyse Hessburg

• Custom Tailoring Manual

  This fashion design manual was written by three staff/faculty members in the fashion design program at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, around 1980.
  
  To see the entire manual, click on the pdf file beneath the image (Custom Tailoring Manual.pdf).

  Tags Elaine Zarse, Kay Hruska, Mount Mary Fashion Department, Sandra (Sandi) Keiser

• Hat

  Aqua straw cloche, has faded to a mint green color; circular stitch pattern; circular brim, 3-1/8 inch front & 2 inch back; pleated organza band, folded over at top with point on right; fabric covered hat pin with two large teal and three small light blue stones; inside tag: "Jeanne Lanvin - Paris - Castillo". With original box (lid pictured here).
  
  Worn by Julilly House Kohler.

  Tags aqua, blue, Castillo, cloche, green, hat, Julilly House Kohler, Kohler, Lanvin, mint, organza, straw

• Hat

  Child's off-white straw hat; cloche look, but sits on top of head; aqua and royal blue taffeta band and bow around crown.
  
  Worn by a member of the Kohler family, likely a child of Julilly and John Michael Kohler III.

  Tags aqua, blue, childrenswear, cloche, hat, Kohler, Milgrim, royal blue, straw, taffeta, white

• Fashion show program 2019: Unscripted - off the cuff

  To see the entire program, click on the pdf file beneath the image (FashionShowProgram2019.pdf).

  Tags Events, fashion show programs, Mount Mary Fashion Department

• Fashion show program 2017: Transcend

  To see the entire program, click on the pdf file beneath the image (FashionShowProgram2017.pdf).

  Tags Events, fashion show programs, Mount Mary Fashion Department

• Fashion show program 2015: Ignite

  To see the entire program, click on the pdf file beneath the image (FashionShowProgram2015.pdf).

  Tags Events, fashion show programs, Mount Mary Fashion Department

• Fashion show program 2014: Pulse

  To see the entire program, click on the pdf file beneath the image (FashionShowProgram2014.pdf).

  Tags Events, fashion show programs, Mount Mary Fashion Department

• Fashion show program 2013: Juxtapose

  To see the entire program, click on the pdf file beneath the image (FashionShowProgram2013.pdf).

  Tags Events, fashion show programs, Mount Mary Fashion Department

• Fashion show program 2012: Evoke style

  To see the entire program, click on the pdf file beneath the image (FashionShowProgram2012.pdf).

  Tags Events, fashion show programs, Mount Mary Fashion Department