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Shawl
Ecru linen shawl; triangular; net ground with hand-appliqued paisley and floral motif; scalloped short edges; 95 inches by 60 inches.
The images show the front, the left side, and the right side. The back is the same as the front. -
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Pierre Cardin, 1978
Pierre Cardin signing his latest design, an executive jet. -
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Shawl
Off-white silk crepe shawl; satin stitch embroidery around edges and large section in one corner; multicolored embroidery of variety of flowers and leaves; large bouquet in corner consists of blue mum, peony, and pink rose with green leaves, purple flowers, and rose buds; 19 inch long fringe around all edges; ten rows of knots where fringe is connected by hand to shawl; 57.5 inches by 64.5 inches.
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Benjamin Green-Field at the opening reception of the exhibition The Whimsical World of Bes-Ben Hats
Benjamin Green-Field flanked by Barbara Lowe (Mrs. A. Loring Rowe, left) and Hanchen Stern (Mrs. Gardner H. Stern, right) at the opening reception of the exhibition The Whimsical World of Bes-Ben Hats at the Chicago Historical Society, April 14, 1976. CHM, ICHi-069732 -
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Arnold Scaasi
Arnold Scaasi in his office at the Stanford White House in New York City. The sketch at lower right is of Lauren Bacall's feather dress and coat. -
Christian Dior
Christian Dior (1905-1957), French fashion designer, looking over some of his sketches for women's dresses. -
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Mamie Eisenhower's 1953 inaugural ball gown
Mamie Eisenhower wore a pink peau de soie gown embroidered with more than 2,000 rhinestones to the 1953 inaugural balls. The dress was designed by Nettie Rosenstein [and her sister-in-law Eva Rosencrans]. Despite urgings to release details of the dress, Mrs. Eisenhower waited until the week before inauguration to reveal descriptions of her sparkling pink gown, along with formal photographs, for the newspapers. -
