
Illustration
Item
Title
Illustration
Description
Black and white printed retail illustration on cardboard illustration board; the top left reads, “Spring ‘81” and below are the images of seven full-bodied women and three half-bodied women; each has a specific caption below them; the captions have been cut out and pasted onto a plastic sheet covering the illustrations; they read, from left to right: “Geoffrey Beene. For Chesa. T-top in lav., sand, white w/ sand stripe, yellow w/ peach stripe, blue w/ white stripe. $24. S.M.L.”, “Adrienne Vittadini. Designs a top to go with shorts, skirts, or pants. Silk/cotton. White, lav., pink, natural. $50, S.M.L.”, “Herman Geist. Shows off your trim, tan body via the scalloped shirt. White, Navy, Coral, black. $28, S.M.L.”, “Sanibel. Has the T-Shirt and umbrella skirt you can live in. Cotton/Poly. Top $20, Skirt $32, S.M.L.XL.”, “J. G. Hook. Separates in poly/cotton. Khaki, navy, red, lilac, white, green. Blazer $130, skirt $44, cotton-print blouse $44, 4-14.”, “Sassoon. Jumper, dress it up or down. Cotton-denim. $48. Also, poly/cotton in red or navy. $50, 6-12.”, “Halston. Sport couture V-neck, T-shirt and soft gathered skirt. Poly/viscose. Pink or lav. Top $122, S.M.L. Skirt $152, 4-10.”, “George Masket. ¾ sleeve unconstructed jacket. Rayon/silk white pants contrasted by red camisole top. Jacket $102, pants $92, camisole $42.”, “Harve Benard. Retains its shape thanks to poly/cotton. Tailored blazer $140, pant $60, madras cotton blouse $38, 4-14.”, “Matti Sport. Soft bright madras mixables in 100% comfortable cotton. Blouse $34, skirt $38, 4-16.”; the top left has a small paragraph that reads, “Spring ’81. Designed especially for you. A shift to softness is this season’s biggest views, and it’s showing up with a fresh feminine approach to spring dressing. You’ll find our selection of this season’s clothes versatile and wonderfully easy to wear, each with it’s own mood-making softness. Here’s a look at the headliners- starting with sportswear.”; Finally, the bottom right says, “Woldenberg’s Downtown and The New Woldenberg’s Walnut Grove”; measures 20 inches long by 15 3/8 inches wide.
Creator
Dudley, Ellen
Date
1980-1981
Source
Donor: Terry Straavaldsen
Is Part Of
Identifier
Object ID #2024.04.27.ab
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/b9a5dcb15bd6305f8183c444ef80205b.jpg
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subject
Fashion drawing
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Type
Still Image
Format
Still Shot
Collection
Citation
Dudley, Ellen, “Illustration,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed March 26, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4304.