Browse Items (5 total)

• Evening gown

  Reproduction of Valentina white evening gown worn by Lynn Fontanne (Object ID #1983.185); white chiffon; low V-neckline; full, long bishop sleeves; attached waist ties wrap around the midriff; very large gored skirt; ankle length; lined.
  
  This was made for an exhibition. The maker Pam Rehberg was a professor of theatrical costume at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

  Tags chiffon, evening gown, Lynn Fontanne, Pam Rehberg, reproduction, Valentina, white

• Coat

  Ivory wool theater coat; shawl collar; two large button and loop closures at center front; long sleeves, gathered at shoulders; lace and soutache trim at sleeve hems; soutache trim on collar and along princess seams at front and back; satin lining; mid-calf length. Part of a theater suit with dress (Object ID #2022.05.01.a).
  
  This suit is an exact reproduction of a 1908 theater suit in the collection of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The donor made this replica as her senior project in Fashion Design at Mount Mary College in 1974.

  Tags coat, ivory, lace, Mary Fulop Nowakowski, Mount Mary, reproduction, satin, theater suit, wool

• Dress

  Ivory wool dress; sweetheart neckline; ivory tulle illusion panel with lace detailing covers bosom to standing collar; similar illusion panel at back; center back hook and eye closures; short wool sleeves, gathered at shoulders; long tulle undersleeves with lace detailing; full length skirt; soutache braid trim all over bodice and down center front and back of skirt; slightly trained; cotton lining. Part of a theater suit with coat (Object ID #2022.05.01.b).
  
  This suit is an exact reproduction of a 1908 theater suit in the collection of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The donor made this replica as her senior project in Fashion Design at Mount Mary College in 1974.

  Tags dress, ivory, lace, Mary Fulop Nowakowski, Mount Mary, reproduction, theater suit, tulle, wool

• Halter top

  Light blue slubbed cotton halter top; two French darts; hook and eye closure with crocheted button and loop closure at waistline; button and loop closure at neckline; white cotton inner lining.
  
  This item is a copy of a Claire McCardell item.

  Tags Claire McCardell, cotton, halter top, light blue, reproduction

• Dress

  Pink cotton jersey evening dress; V-neckline; sleeveless; knot at center front hip; knee length.
  
  Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Laura Schultz in 1985. This is a copy of a 1920s white evening dress by Vionnet in the collection.

  Tags cotton jersey, dress, Laura Schultz, Mount Mary, pink, reproduction, Vionnet