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Coat
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. -
Dress
Fuchsia Irish linen day dress; round neckline; short sleeves; neckline and pockets have white button and bound buttonhole details; top-stitched extended bib into open pockets, sewn into side seams; center back invisible zipper closure; unlined; short length. -
Jacket
White lace Chanel style jacket; jewel neckline; hidden snap center front closure with 5 black braid buttons; long straight sleeves with 2 braid buttons at cuffs; 2 mock pockets with flap/button at bust; 2 single welt pockets with flap/button at hip; scalloped lace edging on all edges and pocket flaps. -
Man's dress shirt
Man's white muslin tuxedo shirt; wing collar; 10 tucks on front; French cuffs. A couple of buttons are missing. -
Two piece ensemble
Light steel blue double knit ensemble. A. Dress; jewel collar; plain short sleeves; raglan-style yoke at front and back of bodice; insets below each sleeve, extending through waist seam and into straight, fitted skirt; mandarin-style closure at left front yoke seam with four carved wooden buttons, self-fabric loops, and snap at neck; zipper closure in left front inset seam; side seam pockets; fully lined; knee length. B. Cape; funnel collar; mandarin-style closure at left front with four carved wooden buttons; front and back have matching center insets, front is open along these seams below chest level; fully lined; just past elbow length.
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Donna Boehm. -
Dress without cape
Light steel blue double knit ensemble. A. Dress; jewel collar; plain short sleeves; raglan-style yoke at front and back of bodice; insets below each sleeve, extending through waist seam and into straight, fitted skirt; mandarin-style closure at left front yoke seam with four carved wooden buttons, self-fabric loops, and snap at neck; zipper closure in left front inset seam; side seam pockets; fully lined; knee length.
Worn with cape (Object ID #2006.01.14.b) to form two piece ensemble.
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Donna Boehm. -
Dress
Chartreuse silk taffeta mini dress; princess style; square neckline; long smocked sleeves.
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Kay Richter Bogust in the early 1970s. -
Dress
Brown crepe dress; standing collar; dropped waistband; short gathered skirt; long raglan bishop sleeves with cuffs; center back covered ball button with faggotted strip closure over hand-picked zipper; lined in beige silk.
Created by Sister Aloyse Hessburg's student, Kay Richter Bogust, for the 1970 couture class. -
Dress
A. Blue wool crepe dress; cowl collar; short kimono sleeves; modified princess seams; six gored skirt; mini length. B. Blue wool crepe belt.
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Kay Richter Bogust. -
Detail of interior bodice from back
A. Blue wool crepe dress; cowl collar; short kimono sleeves; modified princess seams; six gored skirt; mini length.
Worn with belt (Object ID #2000.22.b).
Made by Mount Mary Fashion student Kay Richter Bogust. -
Detail of double bodice
Detail of brown crepe dress to show double bodice in back. -
Dress
Peach silk brocade evening dress; brocade has florals in gray and metallic gold florals in discontinuous weft threads; low square neckline; bodice gathered into waistline; left side snap closures; short flared skirt; sewn-in slip of peach silk.
Made by the donor, Barb Newby Borgwardt, as a Mount Mary Fashion student. -
Letter from Barbara Borgwardt to Sister Luetta Wolf, December 22, 1983
A letter from Barbara Borgwardt, part-time instructor in the Fashion Design Program at Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), to Sister Luetta Wolf, expressing support for "keeping this [Fashion Design] program separate from the others." This was in response to the "Letter from Sister Ellen Lorenz and Sister Luetta Wolf to faculty, December 8, 1983" (linked below). -
Illustration
Fashion illustration of the front and back of a woman in a jumpsuit with terraced sleeves and pleated bell bottoms as well as low heels. A piece of fabric matching the drawing is attached to the paper. The artist name is Barbara Newby and there is no date. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 16 x 20 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. -
Illustration
Fashion illustration of a woman in an orange and red mini dress with a black and white houndstooth coat overlay. Four views, two with coat and hat, two without. Fabric for coat is attached as a white and black houndstooth swatch. Date is 3/20/1968 and artist name is Barbara Newby. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. -
Illustration
Fashion illustration of a woman in a black and white graphic design mini dress and low heels with a jacket overlay. Two images with jacket, two without. Fabric for the dress and fabric is included as a swatch. Date is 2/26/1968 and artist name is Barbara Newby. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. -
Illustration
Fashion illustration of a woman in a high necked sleeveless jumpsuit with a cinched waist and white and blue patterned fabric (swatch included). Front and back views. Artist name Barbara Newby, May 1968. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. -
Illustration
Fashion illustration of a woman in a full length orange and pink dress, views of front and behind. Dress has a large collar, three buttons, and then a belted waist and large skirt. Pattern is orange and pink floral and fabric sample is attached. Artist is Barbara Newby and date is 5/2/1968. Watercolor, pastels, and pen on construction paper. Measurements: 18 x 24 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. -
Illustration
Black and white fashion illustration of woman in dress with long pleated sleeves. Charcoal on paper mounted within matting board with plastic on top. Signed "B.B." Measurements: 16 x 20 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. This piece might have been completed while she was a faculty member teaching Fashion Illustration. -
Illustration
Black and white fashion illustration of woman in jacket with puffed sleeves, skirt, and black belt. Charcoal on paper mounted within matting board with plastic on top. Signed "BB." Measurements: 16 x 20 inches.
Barbara Newby Borgwardt was a Fashion Design major, Class of 1970. She later served as a member of the Fashion Department faculty at Mount Mary after she graduated. This piece might have been completed while she was a faculty member teaching Fashion Illustration. From the style of garment pictured, this appears to have been completed in the 1980s.