Photograph of the poster advertising the Neiman Marcus East Meets West fortnight event alongside Christmas ornaments, on view in Dale Smith's kitchen. Pictures were taken in the home of Dale Smith in Dallas, showing his collection of Neiman Marcus ephemera on a day that UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker conducted an oral history interview with him. His collection has since been donated to UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of Dale Smith sitting at his dining table in front of his kitchen with a shoebox full of Neiman Marcus labels and with a gold Neiman Marcus slinky in the foreground, taken just before the oral history interview began.

Photograph of a glass display case full of dolls retailed by Neiman Marcus, with garments created of handkerchiefs that could be used. Pictures were taken in the home of Dale Smith in Dallas, showing his collection of Neiman Marcus ephemera on a day that UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker conducted an oral history interview with him. His collection has since been donated to UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of paper ephemera relating to Neiman Marcus fortnight events. Pictures were taken in the home of Dale Smith in Dallas, showing his collection of Neiman Marcus ephemera on a day that UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker conducted an oral history interview with him. His collection has since been donated to UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of two Retired Apparel Gals, or self-described RAG ladies a group of former fashion industry professionals who have met once a month for lunch since the 1960s. The two women are seated at a table in front of a brown china shelf.

Photograph of a group of Retired Apparel Gals, or self-described RAG ladies a group of former fashion industry professionals who have met once a month for lunch since the 1960s. The women are seated together and smiling for their picture to be taken.

Photograph of two Retired Apparel Gals, or self-described RAG ladies a group of former fashion industry professionals who have met once a month for lunch since the 1960s. The two women are seated at a table in front of a brown china shelf.

Photograph of two Retired Apparel Gals, or self-described RAG ladies a group of former fashion industry professionals who have met once a month for lunch since the 1960s. The two women are seated at a table in front of a brown china shelf.

Photograph of the Retired Apparel Gals, or self-described RAG ladies a group of former fashion industry professionals who have met once a month for lunch since the 1960s, with TFC director Myra Walker in the foreground (wearing a green top).

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection staff, including TFC part-time photographer Megan Desoto, CMHT fashion merchandising undergraduate intern Katey Capps, TFC director Annette Becker, College of Visual Arts and Design photography graduate student and UNT Diamond Eagles-funded TFC student photographer Jacob Satterlee, and TFC part-time collection manager Janelle McCabe, taken in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection staff, including TFC part-time photographer Megan Desoto, CMHT fashion merchandising undergraduate intern Katey Capps, TFC director Annette Becker, College of Visual Arts and Design photography graduate student and UNT Diamond Eagles-funded TFC student photographer Jacob Satterlee, and TFC part-time collection manager Janelle McCabe, taken in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fahsion Collection staff adjusting the hemline of a dress by Lilli Wolff; pictured are TFC part-time photographer Megan Desoto, CMHT fashion merchandising undergraduate intern Katey Capps, and TFC part-time collection manager Janelle McCabe, shown in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of five members of the RAG Ladies (Retired Apparel Group) visiting the Texas Fashion Collection at their new facility on Welch St., Denton, Texas. The ladies were interviewed by Myra Walker, curator of the TFC, about their lives in the world of fashion, the apparel industry, and their roles in bring the Dallas Museum of Fashion to UNT. The ladies interviewed were: Jacque Prager, Frances Maloney, Nan Alexander, Naomie Rudelson, and Mary Beth Hoeffner. Also in attendance are Stephen Porterfield (vintage clothing dealer of Cat's Meow in Midland, TX) and Susan Sanders (UNT College of Visual Arts and Design advancement officer). Tea was served from TFC collection manager Edward Hoyenski's personal collection of Wedgewood.

Photograph of five members of the RAG Ladies (Retired Apparel Group) visiting the Texas Fashion Collection at their new facility on Welch St., Denton, Texas. The ladies were interviewed by Myra Walker, curator of the TFC, about their lives in the world of fashion, the apparel industry, and their roles in bring the Dallas Museum of Fashion to UNT. The ladies interviewed were: Jacque Prager, Frances Maloney, Nan Alexander, Naomie Rudelson, and Mary Beth Hoeffner. Also in attendance are Stephen Porterfield (vintage clothing dealer of Cat's Meow in Midland, TX) and Susan Sanders (UNT College of Visual Arts and Design advancement officer). Tea was served from TFC collection manager Edward Hoyenski's personal collection of Wedgewood.

Photograph of five members of the RAG Ladies (Retired Apparel Group) visiting the Texas Fashion Collection at their new facility on Welch St., Denton, Texas. The ladies were interviewed by Myra Walker, curator of the TFC, about their lives in the world of fashion, the apparel industry, and their roles in bring the Dallas Museum of Fashion to UNT. The ladies interviewed were: Jacque Prager, Frances Maloney, Nan Alexander, Naomie Rudelson, and Mary Beth Hoeffner. Also in attendance are Stephen Porterfield (vintage clothing dealer of Cat's Meow in Midland, TX) and Susan Sanders (UNT College of Visual Arts and Design advancement officer). Tea was served from TFC collection manager Edward Hoyenski's personal collection of Wedgewood.

Photograph of five members of the RAG Ladies (Retired Apparel Group) visiting the Texas Fashion Collection at their new facility on Welch St., Denton, Texas. The ladies were interviewed by Myra Walker, curator of the TFC, about their lives in the world of fashion, the apparel industry, and their roles in bring the Dallas Museum of Fashion to UNT. The ladies interviewed were: Jacque Prager, Frances Maloney, Nan Alexander, Naomie Rudelson, and Mary Beth Hoeffner. Also in attendance are Stephen Porterfield (vintage clothing dealer of Cat's Meow in Midland, TX) and Susan Sanders (UNT College of Visual Arts and Design advancement officer). Tea was served from TFC collection manager Edward Hoyenski's personal collection of Wedgewood.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection staff. In the background is TFC collection manager and UNT Librarian Edward Hoyenski, former TFC graduate area assistant and Art History MA alum (2015) Annette Becker, and TFC collections assistant and UNT library science alum Janelle McCabe. The trio are standing alongside a Cristobal Balenciaga cocktail dress in a workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fashion design undergraduate students learning about fashion illustration with Professor Annie Chang. The students are seated around and sketching Texas Fashion Collection artifacts in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fashion design undergraduate students learning about fashion illustration with Professor Annie Chang. The students are seated around and sketching Texas Fashion Collection artifacts in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers alumnus Kyli Robertson and two colleagues from Dallas-based Perennial Fabrics examine a nineteenth-century ikat dress at a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers alumnus Kyli Robertson and two colleagues from Dallas-based Perennial Fabrics examine a nineteenth-century ikat dress at a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fashion design undergraduate students learning about fashion illustration with Professor Annie Chang. The students are seated around and sketching Texas Fashion Collection artifacts in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fashion design undergraduate students learning about fashion illustration with Professor Annie Chang. The students are seated around and sketching Texas Fashion Collection artifacts in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design undergraduate fashion design student Robin Scoggins, who received an award for her design in a juried exhibition hosted by the UNT Texas Fashion Collection. Scoggins was photographed during the reception at the TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.