[artwork made of handmade paper and screen printed silk]

The artwork depicts a horizontally situated composition and is reinforced on the left and top sides by a wide gray gradated border. Emerging from the bottom edge is a wide, green curve that recedes into the distance. At the right is an open grid shape and behind that a large pink textured circle. Two small cloud like shapes float in the background.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[artwork made of handmade paper on silk]

The horizontally arranged work consists of perspective lines receding into the distance. Halfway into the distance the receding lines are covered in blue soft textured handmade paper fibers. The floor of the space is checkerboard pattern and also recedes into distance. A brown ribbon type images also slither into the distance.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[handmade paper and silkscreen on cotton velveteen artwork]

This detail view of the artwork shows the geometric shapes that float through the atmospheric landscape. The colors are in the dull pink, muted blues and beige ranges. Deep space is depicted with mountainous shapes reaching into water.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[artwork made of handmade paper and screen printed cotton velveteen]

The horizontally arranged artwork depicts a silhouette of a city skyline. In the foreground appears soft pink texture in arch design and a grid ladder pattern appears at the left edge.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[artwork of screen printed silk and handmade paper]

The horizontally arranged artwork depicts various grids floating and moving in space to create depth. In the background is a large semi-circular shape in a textured blue green color. There is also a wide strip of brown that begins in the far lower right corner and moves at four different angles until it reaches the left side of the picture.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[artwork made of handmade paper and screen printed cotton velveteen]

The horizontally arranged artwork consists of textured paper in a blue-green that gradates to a pink color and moves from the foreground to the background in a curving motion. Angular brown lines are in the background and the middle ground consists of pink colors. Some white cloud like forms float through the picture plane and a gray stacked shape fills the left side of the picture.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[artwork made of handmade paper and screen printed cotton velveteen]

The horizontally arranged artwork consists of silhouettes of mountains in the distance in various pale shades of gray. In the foreground are two curved shapes consisting of parallel lines of textured pink paper. Three lines geometric in shape move through the picture plane flattening while also creating more space.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[full moon in front of grids]

The majority of the artwork consists of a large moon shape in a gradation from white to blue. This moon is situated in front of a brown horizontal grid pattern and from the moon shape hang cotton tapes.
Date: 1987~
Creator: Spear, Shigeko
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Tea Time Treasures" dress

"Tea Time Treasures" day dress of light brown, off white, ecru, or tea-colored dress of ramie-cotton blend with Battenburg lace details; deep surplice bodice creating v-neckline continuing to drop waist with insert of self with floral openwork lace at top, wide collar trimmed with petal-like lace over shoulder seams and continuing to drop waistline, short sleeves trimmed in wide bands of lace, wide band (hip band) at drop waist with pleated skirt, tea length, unlined. Label: "Nancy Johnson," and stamped "Sample"
Date: 1987
Creator: Johnson, Nancy
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bubble skirt ensemble

Evening ensemble. a) Short black velvet and pink poly-satin strapless evening dress. Strapless boned bodice of black velvet with pink satin two-tier bubble skirt gathers in the center with wide velvet ribbon bow and pink rose at left side. Hem is banded with black velvet. b) Bolero style jacket of matching velvet with oversized puffed satin sleeves.
Date: 1987
Creator: Costa, Victor
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening dress

Green and black iridescent evening gown. A) Bodice: boned. strapless bustier of heavy. green/black iridescent satin. Banded neckline that curves upward over the bust. Zippered left side closure with four supplemental hook&eyes. Black tulle inner bodice with grosgrain bust and waist stays. Bust pads. Label stitched over right side boning. B) Skirt: full-length. three paneled. heavy. green/black iridescent satin skirt gathered into a narrow waistband. Slits in both front panel seams at hip level. Centerback closure with four green chiffon covered snaps and three hook&eyes. Satin and organdy inner ruffle at waistband. Fully lined in green organdy.
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening gown

Black velvet and satin evening gown. Fitted. dropped waist. black velvet bodice. Plunging sweetheart neckline bound in black satin. Full-length set-in sleeves with large black satin wrist ruffles. The ruffles are lined poufs. Centerback zipper closure with a hook&eye at the neckline. Skirt placket closure with three snaps. Waistseam with full. gathered. calf-length black satin skirt. The bodice is lined in black organdy. Bust pads. Grosgrain swing tack. The skirt is fully lined in black organdy.
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jacket

Jacket/bodice of burgundy velvet. Collarless jacket with rounded neckline and flared peplum. Long raglan sleeves with six rows of gathering at wrist, accented with a line of rhinestones in each row. Center front opening with 4 circular black buttons with rhinestone centers, and one hidden snap at waistline. Jacket is gathered at waist, with a line of rhinestones set along the gather. Lined in matching silk.
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Black, green, and blue plaid day dress of cotton wool. Ballerina length full skirt and natural waistline. Band collar at neck. Five black plastic buttons at center front. Long gigot sleeves with one black plastic button at band at cuff. Two bound pockets at each side of waist. Extra button located on label. Designer's label at inside center back; "Laura / Ashley / Made in Great Britain" Care and content label under designer's label with extra button.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Laura Ashley
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

A) Periwinkle blue cotton floral printed day dress with dusty rose and blue flowers. Square neckline. Natural waistline. Ballerina-length 31" skirt. Full 14" short sleeves with 1 1/2" band at cuff. Invisible zipper center back. 2 bound pockets on each side at waist, B). Sash belt 2 1/2" wide of same fabric located in loop on label. Designer's label inside center back neckline; "Laura / Ashley / Made in Great Britain" Care and content label underneath designer's label. Numerical label underneath care and content label; "3026"
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Laura Ashley
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Short dress of red taffeta; short sleeves of white taffeta with daisy appliques. full skirt.
Date: 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Evening dress of steel gray satin. Off the shoulder, elbow length ruched sleeves with modified crumb catcher shoulders lined in coral satin. Floor length. Skirt covered with rosettes of same with lattice effect. Bustle at back of knees is trimmed with large bow lined in coral satin. Center back zipper closure with snap closure on shoulders. 1763/F87
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Day Dress

Day dress of black and white silk jacquard in a houndstooth check and spiral.
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Stole

Stole of fox fur composed of two pelts, one pelt dyed maroon, the other a blue gray.
Date: 1987/1989
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fox Stole

Stole of purple dyed fox fur with dark brown ends.
Date: 1987/1989
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble

Ensemble of thin rayon. (a) Tank shirt of white with black broken stripes. Gather at center front neck and pleats down center front. Black and white bias at hems. Polka dots woven in. (b) Jacket of same bias. Pleats down front and wrists. No collar. Small flower buttons. Off-white. (c) Ankle length straight skirt of rayon. Black. Small pleats. Stitched down. Same bias at hem and side seams. (d) Below-knee length skirt, same as (c) (e) Belt of 1/2" black satin.
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Necklace - Rabari Festival Attire

Necklace. Long necklace basket-weave links on which are strung tubular silver beads and mounted Indian coins. Center section composed of three larger coins, each with three pendant coins, from which hang small fringes of chain and spheres. No clasp, long flat strip at back. 16 single coins are 25 Paise from India, various dates from 1976 to 1988; 2 pendants are 50 Paise from India, dates obscured by mounts; 1 pendant is a 1979 1 Rupee from India; The 9 smaller pendant coins below main pendants are 25 Paise coins from India, dated from 1975 to 1987.
Date: 1987/2000
Creator: Rabari Peoples
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Boater hat

B) Natural straw hat. Domed crown with wide chocolate brown rayon hatband and bow in back. Elastic chin strap.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Laura Ashley
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Soutache detail dress

Fall dress of cream or off-white bodice and deep red or burgundy rayon-wool blend twill. Full length, round neckline, full set-in sleeves with gathering at armscye, center front hidden button placket with hidden snap at neckline, braided trim or soutache creating swirling pattern with symmetry across center front and following button placket (reminiscent of charro suits or 1930s embroidery), circle skirt, thread chain stitched belt loops at natural waist, unlined. Labels: "Nancy Johnson," size 8, fabric care and content tags. b) Belt of deep red or maroon rayon-wool blend twill, round belt buckle, sliver-toned hardware.
Date: 1987
Creator: Johnson, Nancy
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library