Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Detail of teddy from back

Item

2024.02.01.d_back.jpg

Title

Detail of teddy from back

Description

D. Light taupe silk charmeuse teddy; bias-cut; V-neckline; spaghetti straps; gathering at bust; small inverted triangular cut-out just below center bust; seams down center back and center front; very short inseam.

Worn with blouse (Object ID #2024.02.01.a), harem pants (Object ID #2024.02.01.b), and belt (Object ID #2024.02.01.c) as part of four piece ensemble.

Accompanied by original sketch of garment (Object ID #2024.02.02).

Designed and built by the Fashion Design student as a couture project in 1981 at Mount Mary College. Val recalls being mentored by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker (especially in fitting). The fabric was purchased from Kovack Fabrics in downtown Milwaukee where she worked for numerous years.

Relation

Four piece ensemble (Object ID #2024.02.01.abcd)
Detail of teddy from front (Object ID #2024.02.01.d)
Detail of teddy from side (Object ID #2024.02.01.d)
Designer sketch (Object ID #2024.02.02)

Creator

Kupczak, Val

Date

1981

Source

Donor: Val Kupczak-Rios

Identifier

Object ID #2024.02.01.d
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/b7361612249a22cb5465f62ba4847f0e.jpg

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

Still Shot

Citation

Kupczak, Val, “Detail of teddy from back,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4059.