Browse Items (348 total)

• Jacket

  Bright printed plain weave cotton jacket; motif is large diamonds: solid purple green, red, or turquoise on white ground; diamonds filled in with stripes; V-neckline with no collar; three white plastic buttons; modified princess seams; short peplum with flap pockets; 3/4 length set-in sleeves; lined in white silk. Label: "Yves Saint Laurent Variation".

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, black, blue, cotton, green, jacket, multicolored, patterns, plain weave, purple, red, white, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent

• Cocktail dress

  Black embroidered organza dress; machine embroidered daisies with yellow scalloped edges between motifs; fit and flare; jewel neckline; short puffed sleeves; natural waistline; 1.5 inch black double faced satin ribbon with yellow grosgrain inside bow at left side front; bias binding; center back bodice slit with 3 bias cord bows; short gathered skirt.
  
  Designer sample.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, Arnold Scaasi, black, cocktail dress, daisies, dress, floral, organza, Scaasi, white, yellow

• Blouse

  Black and white piano key print double knit blouse; likely synthetic material; man's style; long roll collar on stand; one-piece set-in sleeves with 2 button cuffs; center front button closure; shoulder yoke; hip length.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, black, blouse, double knit, Givenchy, piano keys, synthetic, white

• Sundress

  A. Red, navy blue, and white cotton piqué sundress with printed rows of triangles; A-line; narrow shoulder straps; sleeveless; buttons down front; contour darts; patch pockets with buttoned flaps on hips; knee length. Label: "Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique". B. Red, navy blue, and white cotton piqué tie belt with printed rows of triangles.

  Tags 1980s, 1990s, belt, blue, cotton, dress, Givenchy, Nouvelle Boutique, piqué, red, sundress, triangles, white

• Two piece ensemble

  A. Black and white cotton knit and poplin t-shirt blouse; keyhole neckline bound with white; blouse is vertically split in half with white on wearer's right and black on left; short dolman sleeves. B. Black and white cotton knit and poplin skirt; dirndl; cased waistband with elastic; attached tie; color blocked combination with black squares at upper right and lower left and white at lower right and upper left; above the knee length. Label: "Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique". From Givenchy's Spring 1980 Ready to Wear collection.

  Tags 1980s, black, blouse, color block, cotton, ensemble, Givenchy, Nouvelle Boutique, parti-colored, poplin, skirt, white

• Hat

  Wedgwood blue felt hat; fitted to head with clover shaped upturn at left side; pearls applied around entire hat; 12 pearl circles, each containing small blue cameo (some missing).
  
  Milliner Dorothy Rutz of Glencoe, Illinois, made copies of Bes-Ben hats.

  Tags 1940s, 1950s, Bes-Ben, blue, cameos, copy, Dorothy Rutz, felt, hat, pearls, Wedgwood, white

• Hat

  Yellow felt hat; fitted to head with clover shaped upturn at left side; yellow beads around entire hat; 8 feather penguins applied to hat.
  
  Milliner Dorothy Rutz of Glencoe, Illinois, made copies of Bes-Ben hats.

  Tags 1940s, 1950s, beads, Bes-Ben, black, copy, Dorothy Rutz, feathers, felt, hat, penguins, white, yellow

• Picture hat

  Pink straw picture hat; silk flower embellishments of hand-painted white and pink carnations that encircle crown and spill forward over right temple.

  Tags 1940s, 1950s, Benjamin Green-Field, Bes-Ben, Bessie Green-Field, carnations, floral, hand-painted, hat, picture hat, pink, silk, straw, white

• Hat

  Black broadtail fur hat with brim; pearl edging; 2 pearl shamrocks at turned-up brim; black veil.

  Tags 1940s, 1950s, Benjamin Green-Field, Bes-Ben, Bessie Green-Field, black, broadtail, fur, hat, pearls, shamrocks, veil, white

• Scarf

  Small white silk twill scarf; print of large angel fish in brown and turquoise; black horizontal lines in background; "Courrèges" and "Paris" printed in brown; 18.5 inches by 19 inches.

  Tags 1990s, 2000s, André Courrèges, blue, brown, fish, scarf, silk, turquoise, twill, white

• Detail of skirt closure

  B. Gray and white herringbone wool blend skirt; A-line; center front zipper closure; off-center yoke extension with 2 silver buttons; knee length.
  
  Worn with coat (Object ID #1991.102.a) to form two piece ensemble.

  Tags André Courrèges, gray, herringbone, skirt, white, wool

• Skirt without coat

  B. Gray and white herringbone wool blend skirt; A-line; center front zipper closure; off-center yoke extension with 2 silver buttons; knee length.
  
  Worn with coat (Object ID #1991.102.a) to form two piece ensemble.

  Tags André Courrèges, gray, herringbone, skirt, white, wool

• Detail of coat's quilted lining

  A. Gray and white herringbone wool blend coat; A-line; hood collar; silver zipper front; mock flap pockets at bust; vertical single welt pockets in seam; 3/4 attached belt with silver buckles; straight sleeves with square-set armholes; quilted lining.
  
  Worn with skirt (Object ID #1991.102.b) to form two piece ensemble.

  Tags André Courrèges, coat, gray, herringbone, white, wool

• Two piece ensemble

  A. Gray and white herringbone wool blend coat; A-line; hood collar; silver zipper front; mock flap pockets at bust; vertical single welt pockets in seam; 3/4 attached belt with silver buckles; straight sleeves with square-set armholes; quilted lining. B. Gray and white herringbone wool blend skirt; A-line; center front zipper closure; off-center yoke extension with 2 silver buttons; knee length.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, André Courrèges, coat, ensemble, gray, herringbone, skirt, white, wool

• Dress

  Off-white wool twill A-line dress; green wool trim around neckline, sleeves, and lower edge; short sleeves; patch pockets; center front is top-stitched.
  
  The donor, On-Ke Wilde, was the former textiles editor for Women's Wear Daily from 1978 to 1984. This dress was possibly purchased when Wilde was living in Paris as a foreign correspondent for Time magazine in the late 1960s.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, André Courrèges, dress, green, On-Ke Wilde, twill, white, Women's Wear Daily, wool, WWD

• Tennis outfit without skirt

  A. White cotton piqué tennis bodysuit; fabric in interlocking diamond design; jewel neckline; sleeveless; shorts; zipper closure down back; faux single welt pocket on right front hip; double rows of navy braid trim at neckline, armscyes, shorts hem, and pocket. Likely worn by a young girl based on the short torso.
  
  Worn with skirt (Object ID #2005.01.01.b).

  Tags blue, bodysuit, child, cotton, girl, navy, Pierre Cardin, piqué, tennis, white

• Tennis outfit

  A. White cotton piqué tennis bodysuit; fabric in interlocking diamond design; jewel neckline; sleeveless; shorts; zipper closure down back; faux single welt pocket on right front hip; double rows of navy braid trim at neckline, armscyes, shorts hem, and pocket. Likely worn by a young girl based on the short torso. B. White cotton piqué tennis skirt; straight waistband; open at side seams; double rows of navy braid trim on waistband and around hem and sides of skirt.

  Tags 1970s, 1980s, blue, bodysuit, child, cotton, ensemble, girl, navy, Pierre Cardin, piqué, skirt, tennis, white

• Dress

  Royal blue wool double knit shift dress; A-line; jewel neckline; sleeveless; knee length; black patch pocket at right side front with royal blue and white abstract appliqué.

  Tags 1960s, 1970s, abstract, appliqué, black, blue, double knit, dress, Pierre Cardin, royal blue, shift, white, wool

• Necktie

  Black silk necktie with circular button motif in purple, burgundy, white, and gray; lined in gray damask.

  Tags 1990s, 2000s, black, buttons, circles, damask, gray, necktie, Pierre Cardin, purple, red, silk, tie, white

• Necktie

  Blue silk necktie with design of black abstract geometric shapes and small triangles in white and magenta; lined in black taffeta.

  Tags 1990s, 2000s, abstract, blue, geometric, necktie, Pierre Cardin, pink, silk, taffeta, tie, white