Browse Items (3 total)

• Dress

  A. Black and white cotton dress; princess style; short sleeves with black bias binding; jewel neckline bound in black; asymmetrical mock closure at left shoulder; five covered buttons and bow at closure. B. Black leather belt; 3 inches wide.

  Tags Adele Simpson, black, bow, cotton, dress, leather, white

• Four piece ensemble

  A. Ivory silk crepe tailored blouse; shirt collar; 4 button (missing)/hand-worked buttonhole center front closure; vertical tucks; straight sleeves with French cuffs. B. Black silk crepe skirt; knife pleats; 2 inch wide waistband; full length; silk crepe lining. C. Black satin-covered belt; 3 inches wide. D. Black satin neck bow.

  Tags belt, black, blouse, bow, ivory, Norman Norell, satin, silk crepe, skirt

• Evening gown

  Black silk crepe evening gown; strapless; six white narrow vertical strips applied evenly along gown with white bows at top; strips run down dress below knee, flaring out with six godets; black sequin beading runs completely around white strips; corselet bodice understructure, back hook closures; center back zipper with hook and eye closures. Worn by Hildegarde for the first time in Milwaukee in 1948.

  Tags black, bow, Bruyere, evening gown, Hildegarde, silk crepe, strapless, white