Browse Items (170 total)

• 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.

  Tags jacket, Lynn Fontanne, red, Valentina, wool

• Suit

  Beige and dark brown hand-woven wool tweed suit; yarn appears hand spun with large slubs. A. Jacket; cardigan shape, collarless, six plastic beige buttons and hand stitched buttonholes, slash pocket vents in the back on the princess line. B. Skirt; waist facing, center back zipper, one slash pocket on the right-hand side, separate silk lining attached to the waist facing. Label Valentina.

  Tags beige, jacket, skirt, suit, tweed, Valentina

• Pantsuit

  Brown silk shantung pantsuit. A. Cardigan style jacket; jewel neckline, hidden placket buttons at center front, ¾ length set-in straight sleeves, two patch pockets at hipline. Lined with brown taffeta. B. Long slacks; straight legs, no waistband, double gusset at crotch, center front fly zipper opening. Unlined. Worn by Valentina. This ensemble does not have her couture construction techniques.

  Tags brown, jacket, pants, pantsuit, shantung, Valentina

• 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.

  Tags brown, crepe, jacket, Valentina

• Suit

  Brown wool bouclé suit. A. Cardigan jacket; jewel neckline with one button closure at center front, drop shoulder sleeves, two single welt diagonal pockets, fingertip length, unlined. Hong Kong seam finishes. B. A-line skirt; high rise waist with no band, one double welt pocket at right hip, no side seams, midcalf length. Worn by Valentina.

  Tags brown, jacket, skirt, Valentina, wool bouclé

• Bolero

  Dark red silk velvet bolero jacket. Standing collar, asymmetrical front closure with a hook and eye. Front is cut on the bias. Long straight sleeves, square set into the armscye. Double hand-overcasting at hemlines. Worn by Valentina.

  Tags bolero, jacket, Valentina, velvet

• 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.

  Tags jacket, navy blue, Valentina, wool bouclé

• Evening bolero

  Black silk faille evening bolero jacket; jewel neckline, shaped hemline in front. Cut on the bias. Bias cut straight long sleeves. Unlined, seams are all hand overcast. Worn over evening gown (Object ID #1995.347). Worn by Valentina.

  Tags jacket, Valentina

• Red velvet bolero

  Dark red evening bolero jacket with scoop neckline; deeply plunging at center front. Two hook and eye closures at overlapped center front waist. Dolman sleeves with invisible piecing at cuff for a tight fit. Unlined, completely hand-overcast and finished. Worn by Valentina.
  

  Tags jacket, Valentina, velvet

• Givenchy Black Inverted Pleat Skirt Suit

  Two-piece skirt suit with princess seamed topper jacket. Rolled collar, long set-in sleeves, and angled hemline noted. Pleated back panel resolves in button-on half belt. Center front button closure. Paired with knee length skirt, inverted pleat front and angular inserts at hip line. All lined. Size 8.

  Tags black, Fashion Institute of Technology, Givenchy, jacket, silk, twill, wool