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Off-white wool coat dress; sheath style; asymmetrical double-breasted; V-neckline with modesty panel; two white circular snaps at right side of V; seam at natural waistline; five white snap closures down left princess line, snaps reinforced on inside with hook and eye closures; center back seam; front and back princess seams running from waistline half way up torso; geometric raglan cap sleeves; square patch pocket on left hip; all seams are flat felled; white silk lining is hand-stitched to outer fabric; a few small stains around top button and at mitred corner on left front panel at hem; just above knee length.
Worn by Peg Bradley. -
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Multicolored double knit dress; pieced sections - red section at right front shoulder, dark green on right, dark purple lower skirt; jewel neckline; sleeveless; straight shift silhouette; center back zipper closure; lined; knee length.
Worn by Peg Bradley. This dress is from Yves Saint Laurent's Pop Collection of 1965-66 and is featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's catalog of the exhibition of his work. It is identified as his "Poliakoff" dress, inspired by the paintings of Serge Poliakoff. -
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Ivory wool dress; sweetheart neckline; ivory tulle illusion panel with lace detailing covers bosom to standing collar; similar illusion panel at back; center back hook and eye closures; short wool sleeves, gathered at shoulders; long tulle undersleeves with lace detailing; full length skirt; soutache braid trim all over bodice and down center front and back of skirt; slightly trained; cotton lining. Part of a theater suit with coat (Object ID #2022.05.01.b).
This suit is an exact reproduction of a 1908 theater suit in the collection of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The donor made this replica as her senior project in Fashion Design at Mount Mary College in 1974.Tags dress, ivory, lace, Mary Fulop Nowakowski, Mount Mary, reproduction, student, theater suit, tulle, wool -
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Red wool crepe day dress; jewel neckline; cap kimono sleeves; horizontal seam across bustline; curved seam at center front to sides; skirt gathered into curved seam over side front hip; center back zipper closure; skirt gathered at center back; knee length; couture techniques; many small holes throughout.
This dress was used by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker for their couture class. -
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Pink and dark olive green plain weave linen dress; pink bodice, olive green skirt; jewel neckline; short kimono sleeves; green skirt begins at seam across bust; center front seams; contour darts to line; knee length skirt; dark green section dips to waist in back; backed in shantung; hand-overcasting throughout; center back zipper closure. -
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Blue silk charmeuse dress; high V-neckline; tiny cap sleeves; A-line bias-cut skirt with center front seam; center back zipper closure; skirt gathered at center back.
This dress was used by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker for their couture class. -
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Black and white twill dress; white ground with bold graphic print of black squares and large areas of solid black; U-shaped neckline; sleeveless; ball buttons and loops at shoulders; knee length; ties pinned on at waist side seams. Probably worn with cape (Object ID #2004.03.665).
This dress was used by Sister Aloyse Hessburg and Charles Kleibacker for their couture class. -
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Black silk crepe shift dress; teal satin edging around collar, sleeves, and hem; long sleeves; center back zipper closure.
Worn by Mrs. Alfred Harvey Drake. -
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Navy blue with white stripes wool dress; mandarin collar; long sleeves; stripes are seamed on bodice and fall into pleats on skirt; center front zipper closure.
The long sleeves were put back into the dress by the donor, Steven Stipelman. -
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Ivory silk crepe day dress; coat style; wide Peter Pan collar; bodice diagonally pleated back and front; long set-in pleated sleeves with cuffs; 6 silver button closure down front; pleated skirt; attached self-fabric braided belt; knee length. -
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Red wool bouclé dress; bateau neckline; sleeveless; princess seams; knee length; lined in red silk; zipper closure in left back princess seam; hook and eye closures on left shoulder. -
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Yellow wool twill shirtwaist dress; jewel neckline; front placket is shaped and top-stitched; long sleeves; self-fabric belt ties in front and disappears into side seams; straight skirt; inseam pockets; mid-calf length; underlined with silk chiffon; Hong Kong seam finishes. -
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A. Off-white cotton piqué dress; circular figured piqué is very heavy; top-stitched neckline and front placket with hidden button closure; deep inverted pleats at side front set into princess seaming. B. Self-fabric belt.
Worn by Florence Eiseman. -
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Brown wool jersey interlock day dress; collar and large rounded lapels with top-stitching; front opening with one self-fabric button and bound buttonhole; inset self-fabric belt ties on side; front opening continues down into skirt; two self-fabric buttons and bound buttonholes; short gusseted sleeves; back panel extending down into skirt ends in two deep kick pleats. -
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A. Black silk satin dress; pink roses with purple leaves in warp print; funnel neckline buttoning on left shoulder; long, narrow kimono sleeves; close-fitting bodice with bust darts; very full skirt gathered to natural waist; skirt lined in black satin. C. Black silk satin belt; pleated; fabric-covered square buckle.
This dress can also be worn with a leather belt (Object ID #2002.84.27.b). -
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Pink, white, and black horizontally striped cotton dress; rolled collar; short kimono sleeves with gussets; bust darts; cuffs edged with black satin; appliquéd vertical black stripes on bodice front; one black plastic button closure; very full skirt; knife pleats at waist. -
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Orange floral print silk shantung dress; print of orange sunflowers with green foliage; scoop neckline; sleeveless; fitted bodice with modified princess seams; bow on right hip; full skirt with knife pleats; covered button closure down back; skirt backed in white marquisette; mid-calf length. -
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Black jersey dress; square yoke; front and back gathered to yoke to form chemise silhouette; panel inserts at sides, no side seams; gathered 3/4 length sleeves with elastic cuffs.
Worn by Florence Eiseman. -
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Gray, mustard, and white plaid wool dress; standing collar; raised waistline; long sleeves; inseam pockets; full skirt; knee length; completely worked in bias plaid.
Worn by Florence Eiseman.