Browse Items (7 total)

• Cocktail dress with pink bow

  A. Black silk matelassé cocktail dress; surplice wrap style; V-neckline, dipping very low in front; long straight sleeves; padded shoulders; straight skirt; knee length. C. Large pink silk satin bow; attaches to dress at right hip.
  
  Outfit also has a large black velvet bow (Object ID #1997.408.b) that can be worn instead of the pink bow.
  
  From the Fall/Winter 1987-88 collection.

  Tags 1980s, black, bow, cocktail dress, dress, Givenchy, matelasse, pink, satin, silk

• Cocktail dress with black bow

  A. Black silk matelassé cocktail dress; surplice wrap style; V-neckline, dipping very low in front; long straight sleeves; padded shoulders; straight skirt; knee length. B. Large black velvet bow; attached to dress at right hip.
  
  Outfit also has a large pink silk satin bow (Object ID #1997.408.c) that can be worn instead of the black bow.
  
  From the Fall/Winter 1987-88 collection.

  Tags 1980s, black, bow, cocktail dress, dress, Givenchy, matelasse, silk, velvet

• Hat

  Black plastic hat in shape of stylized bow; plastic cording with small beads in between.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, beads, Benjamin Green-Field, Bes-Ben, Bessie Green-Field, black, bow, hat, plastic

• Picture hat

  Black velvet picture hat; large velvet bow at center front picture brim; black veil.
  
  From the estate of donor's aunt, Mrs. Eunice Conroy Caron.

  Tags 1950s, 1960s, black, bow, hat, Hattie Carnegie, picture hat, velvet

• 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 1970s, 1980s, Adele Simpson, belt, 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 1960s, belt, black, blouse, bow, ensemble, 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 1940s, black, bow, Bruyere, evening gown, Hildegarde, silk crepe, strapless, white