Mount Mary University Digital Collections

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  • Tan wool double cloth coat; notched collar; long raglan sleeves with turned-back cuffs; double-breasted, 4 square yellow metal buttons with reptile skin detail, one button is missing reptile skin; slash pockets with flaps; seam from under arm to front pocket; A-line silhouette; lined in white wool flannel; knee length; two stains on lower right collar.

    Worn by Florence Eiseman. Possibly by Pauline Trigère.
  • Royal blue suede coat; Peter Pan collar; 7/8 length kimono sleeves; 4 large covered buttons at center front opening; two patch pockets on thighs; lined in black taffeta; knee length. Label missing.

    Based on the time period this was likely designed for Maurice Rentner Limited.

    Worn by the donor, Joan Urdan, who worked in the fashion industry in New York in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
  • Gray plaid double cloth box coat; turned-back collar, self-fabric ties as only front closure; two-piece sleeves, plaid perfectly matched; in-seam side pocket.
  • Purple and navy blue check wool coat; shawl collar; long straight sleeves, one button at cuffs; double-breasted; 4 button center front closure; 2 patch pockets at hipline; knee length; fully lined.
  • Black marabou feather evening coat; cardigan style with long sleeves; front closure with 3 fur hooks (one missing); black silk lining.

    Worn by Hildegarde.
  • A. Ivory wool coat; double-breasted; convertible collar with brown vinyl facing; 10 leather-covered buttons form double-breasted center front closure; top-stitched vertical "arrow" down center front; dolman sleeves with gussets; A-line skirt; inverted center back pleat; knee length. B. Ivory wool belt with brown vinyl buckle.
  • Gray and cream plaid wool coat; A-line; single-breasted; princess collar; one-piece modified raglan sleeves; patch pockets with industrial zipper closures; knee length.
  • Green wool double cloth A-line coat; V-neckline; unusual center front edge is top-stitched; princess shaping in back.

    The donor, On-Ke Wilde, was the former textiles editor for Women's Wear Daily from 1978 to 1984. This coat was possibly purchased when Wilde was living in Paris as a foreign correspondent for Time magazine in the late 1960s.
  • Dark red felted wool coat; long sleeves with raglan seams; .5 inch wide flap coming out of seam (toward the neck) from mid-seam to back neck; collar is lower half of a notched lapel, folding into the center front opening; a seam comes down from either armpit, leading into pockets at waist; center back seam; no closures; label: "Geoffrey Beene".
  • Blue mohair wool coat; fitted; mandarin collar; princess seams; double-breasted; 8 blue buttons with metal rims; mock flap pockets; half-belt at back with 2 buttons; long straight sleeves with turned-back cuffs; calf length.
  • Black silk satin theatre coat; reversible to hot pink silk satin; pockets on both sides; stand-up band with one attached fringed tie in pink and black, passes through opening in band; drop shoulder; 7/8 length sleeves; silk twist braiding down front, around hemline, and sleeves; braiding holds two layers together 1 inch from edge; 7/8 length; slit on each side; weighted. Label: "Christian Dior, Paris, Couture, Autome-Hiver, 1960".

    From Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior Fall/Winter 1960 collection.
  • Coral wool bouclé coat; 3.5 inch roll collar; long sleeves with small turned-back cuffs; A-line cut; inverted pleat at center back; self-fabric belt tied at center back; Princess style front with two large button closures; knee length; lined in coral taffeta. No label.
  • Black sheared beaver fur coat inset with colored fur in similar motifs to Matisse's paper cut-outs; swing shape; standing collar; long sleeves to wrists; padded shoulders; center front closure with one gold heart-shaped button at neck; above the knee length; lined in black taffeta.

    Worn by Jane Bradley Pettit.
  • Red cashmere swing coat; shawl collar; notch at back neck; shoulder darts from front and back; set-in sleeves; front and collar all in one piece; swing draped only in front; red silk lining. Label: "Bonwit Teller, Nettie Rosenstein".
  • A. Brown cotton canvas coat; outer shell of cotton canvas; reversible in brown/black/gray wool plaid; roll collar; long set-in sleeves with fold-back cuffs revealing plaid lining; four yellow metal toggle closures at center front; large pockets on thighs with separate flap closed with a toggle; mid-calf length. B. Brown, black, and gray wool plaid scarf; 7 3/4 x 68 1/2 inches.
  • Navy blue wool coat dress; A-line; standing collar with one edge turned back to reveal white satin facing; 2 button with bound buttonhole mock double-breasted front; center back zipper closure; straight set-in sleeves; knee length.
  • Ivory saint tent dress with large scale light brown voided silk velvet floral design; very small collar; front and back yoke; 2 button center back closure; invented pleat at center back; bishop sleeves with 1 button cuffs; 2 patch pockets with top flaps at hipline; flared skirt; knee length.
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    Ivory striped wool plain weave short coat; stripes are brown and dark yellow; jewel neck; center front opening with 3 large bone buttons and bound buttonholes; three-quarter length set-in padded sleeves; side seams open from waist; attached self-fabric belt that ties in back; lined in ivory silk crepe. Worn with Dress, Object ID #2004.03.395.A, to form ensemble.
  • Light green silk brocade coatdress; 14th century Italian "Bizarre" pattern in black, brown, green, pink, and beige, outlined in gold metallic thread; hidden button front closure; large self-fabric covered buttons on sleeves and pocket tabs; princess line; very large skirt; attached black silk taffeta lined ascot; motifs are perfectly matched across seams; mini length.
  • Navy blue wool gabardine coatdress; large notched collar with five inch lapel; waist seam with gathers that attach top to bottom; three large pockets on front, one top left and two on skirt; long darts on skirt disappear into front pockets; three buttons on sleeves; long center front seam on skirt; two pleats for fit on back; center back seam on skirt fitted to bodice with small pleats. Label: "Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche".
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