Browse Items (50 total)

• Two piece ensemble

  A. Rust colored wool flannel cape; suede Nehru collar; double ties at neck; puffed shoulders; slits for arms; two pockets; suede trim; unlined; above the knee length. B. Brown striped jersey dress; stripes are orange, green, and dark brown; bateau neckline; gathered shoulder seams with elastic; straight long sleeves; two parabola pockets at hips; knee length.

  Tags Bonnie Cashin, brown, cape, dress, jersey, rust, stripes, wool flannel

• Two piece ensemble

  Navy blue and white horizontal striped jersey ensemble. A. Dress; jewel neckline; short set-in sleeves; straight, unfitted cut; knee length; lined in white muslin; center back zipper. B. Shawl; 14 inches wide and 70 inches long. Almost certainly Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner.
  
  Worn by Peg Bradley.

  Tags Bill Blass, dress, jersey, Maurice Rentner, navy blue, Peg Bradley, shawl, stripes, white

• Two piece evening ensemble

  White and deep purple striped silk broadcloth evening ensemble. A. Gown; high collar neckline; long slim sleeves; cut on bias to create diagonal strip; straight silhouette ending in eleven inch flounce; back zipper closure; ankle length. B. Scarf; bias cut; 125 inches long. Custom made for Hildegarde as a performance gown.

  Tags evening gown, Hildegarde, purple, scarf, silk broadcloth, Stavropoulos, stripes, white

• Two piece suit

  Black wool suit with green, red, and white slub yarns threaded horizontally through fabric to form stripes. A. Box jacket; square neckline; true double breasted front closure with bound buttonholes; straight sleeves with one button. B. A-line skirt; knee length; zipper broken; missing button at left cuff.

  Tags black, green, jacket, Pauline Trigère, red, skirt, stripes, suit, white, wool

• Two piece suit

  Dark gray wool self-striped suit A. Fitted jacket; collar has zig-zag edges on front; button-front with many small buttons; button detail on front and back of sleeve; seven plastic buttons at center front; three buttons on plackets on each breast; one button on tab on long sleeves; back has two plackets with three buttons each; center back vent. B. Skirt; slim and straight; deep vent at center back; mid-calf length.

  Tags gray, Irene, jacket, skirt, stripes, suit, wool

• Two piece suit

  A. Navy blue plain weave jacket. B. Navy and white vertical striped plain weave skirt; A-line; knee length.

  Tags Hattie Carnegie, jacket, plain weave, skirt, stripes, suit, white

• Two piece suit

  Brown striped silk suit. Stripes are brown, light brown, and white. A. Jacket; notched collar; decorative use of stripes throughout jacket. B. Skirt; straight; released darts.

  Tags brown, Irene, jacket, silk, skirt, stripes, suit

• Two piece suit

  Tan unbalanced plain weave suit with horizontal black stripe of fine silk and wool mixture. A. Jacket; funnel collar; short set-in sleeves; front opening with six covered buttons and bound buttonholes; set-in strip of fabric with vertical stripes on chest and hips; flap of fake pocket on chest left and hip right. B. Straight skirt; straight waistband; side metal zipper closure; inset of vertical striped fabric at knee; mid-calf length.

  Tags Irene, jacket, plain weave, skirt, stripes, suit, tan

• Vest

  Black and white pinstriped cotton suit. C. Vest; reverse fabric from rest of suit; 3 button center front closure. Worn with blazer jacket (Object ID #1999.81.a) and skirt (Object ID #1999.81.b) to form three piece ensemble.

  Tags Bill Blass, black, cotton, stripes, suit, vest, white

• Vivienne Westwood jumpsuit

  Dark blue and white jumpsuit; bodice is blue and white vertical striped cotton oxford cloth, jewel neckline, long sleeves, center front dark blue buttons, drawstring at waist, blue wool twill straight legged pants, ankle length, unlined. Vivienne Westwood, London.
  
  This item is from Fall/Winter 2005-2006.

  Tags blue, Ebony Fashion Fair, jumpsuit, oxford, stripes, twill, Vivienne Westwood