Dress

Dress of black wool knit. Skirt gathers into waistline seam. Five rhinestone buttons at center front opening below waist and seven above; closure at neckline reinforced with two snaps. Hook and eye at waistline. Long set-in sleeves with five working buttons each. Knee-length. Black satin bow which is attached at the neckline. Clear rhinestone buttons are formed by large center stone surrounded by 10 smaller stones. Side slit pockets. Unlined. Retailer's label at inside neckline: "Balliets / Oklahoma City, Okla." Belt of black satin. Three inches wide with rectangular self covered buckle. Three rectangular machine-made, barred buttonhole style buckle holes. Back of belt stamped: "6 Norman Norell"
Date: 1960/1972
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Ensemble - Dress and Jacket

Cocktail ensemble of orange wool with embroidered pattern of small squares of orange and silver novelty thread which form a larger abstract pattern. Ensemble consists of: A) Cocktail dress. Knee-length, sleeveless dress with rounded neckline edged with gold braid trim accented with gold studs and silver rhinestones. Bodice with princess seaming for fit. Attached belt of same fabric at natural waist edged by bands of same braid as neckline. Skirt gathers at waistline, and has side slit pockets at hips. Hem of skirt trimmed with same braid as neckline. Dress has a center back zipper, and is fully lined in orange acetate. Retailer's label at neckline to right of zipper: "Balliets / Oklahoma City, Okla." Size "6" tag at base of zipper. B) Matching fitted jacket trimmed with same braid at rounded jewel neckline, along the center front zippered opening, natural-waist hem, the cuffs of the long, set-in sleeves, and the upper edges of the two patch pockets at bust. Lined in orange acetate. Designer's label at left side near zipper: "Oscar de Le Renta" Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Balliets / Oklahoma City, Okla."
Date: Autumn 1968
Creator: De la Renta, Oscar
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wool coat

Coat of tan wool crepe in Adrian inspired construction. Large Peter Pan style collar; bracelet length modified raglan sleeves; street length. Center front closure of three large brown buttons; top buttonhole is bound and two lower buttonholes are part of the seam construction. Side slit pockets in center panel construction. Lined in taupe silk crepe. Designer's label at center back neckline: Irene Retailer's label at right side opening: Jean-Lee / Ardmore
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Lentz, Irene
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress with oversized sleeves

Black cotton dress with interlocking embroidered daisy floral pattern.
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Estevez, Luis
System: The UNT Digital Library

Day dress

Dress in shift style of black silk. Collar of white silk is folded over front neckline giving a modified cowl look. Center back opening with 7 self-covered button and bound buttonholes; closure reinforced with covered snaps. Long set-in sleeves flair slightly to wide, rolled back cuffs of white silk. Hemline trimmed with 2" band of self. Lined in black silk. Designer's label at left of back opening: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label at left of back opening: "Lou Lattimore / Dallas"
Date: 1960
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
System: The UNT Digital Library

Silk dress

Dress of black silk faille with attached cape. Retailer Label: Walker-Marr / Dallas
Date: 1960
Creator: Novarese, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library