Skirt Suit

Skirt suit of gray fine plaid. A) Jacket of gray fine plaid with an over-layer of black floral lace exposing the plaid; lace has scallop trim 2” above the wrists and hem of the jacket. Jacket has round neckline; 4 gray button closure down center-front; long sleeves with inner shoulder pads; lower hip length; fully lined in black synthetic. B) Skirt of matching plaid with 1 ½” waistband with center-back zip and hook and eye closure; darts at front and back; lined in black synthetic; 17” length. Designer's Label: "Bill Blass" Retailer's label: "Neiman Marcus"
Date: 1980~
Creator: Blass, Bill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Gown

Evening gown of black velvet with scoop neckline and long, tapered sleeves. The full-length gown has 3 diagonal-set flounces from left hip to right knee that fall to the hem on right side; flounces are each 7 ½” of pleated synthetic and are slightly ruffled; bodice has crescent princess seams with gathering at bust; straight skirt has a left-side slit; sleeves have single snap closure at wrists; dress is fully lined in satin; center-back zip closure. Combined designer's and retailer's label: "Victor Costa / for / Lord & Taylor"
Date: [1980..1989]
Creator: Costa, Victor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Suit

Evening suit of amethyst acetate with gold braid, embroidery and beads. a) Jacket in a short fitted style with long sleeves. Collarless with gold lace trim around neckline, center front and hem. Hidden center front closure of 4 large, black fabric-covered snaps supplemented with 2 hook & eyes. Fabric is woven with gold threads in a scalloped design embellished on front panels with gold beads and large gold teardrops. Gold lace trim also around armholes. Lined in amethyst satin acetate; padded shoulders. Victor Costa Sample label pinned to center back neckline with large Saks Fifth Avenue paper tag. b) Skirt of amethyst velvet in straight style. Knee length with 1" waistband. Center back opening with zipper and hook & bar on waistband. Lined in amethyst satin acetate.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Costa, Victor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jacket

Jacket of off-white linen.
Date: 1980
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Dress of red silk crepe. Collarless, V-shaped neckline. Empire waistline with knotted tie at center front having trailing, pointed ends. Long bishop sleeves with decorative tie cuffs and two snaps for closure. Below knee length; flared skirt. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Lined in red silk. Designer's label at left of zipper at neckline: "Mollie Parnis Boutique / New York" Retailer's label at right of zipper at neckline: "Del Ann's / Dallas" Cleaning instructions and union label on center back seam of lining below zipper.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Parnis, Mollie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Evening dress of burgundy and purple chiffon.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Halston, 1932-1990
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ballgown

Ballgown of dark, navy blue ribbed satin. Strapless. Center front opening with 14 self-covered buttons, top two nonfunctional, with bound buttonholes. At upper bust, to left and right of center front opening, are attached paired flaps of self fabric giving appearance of patch pockets with flaps. Skirt gathers at natural waist with full skirt. Gored panels to left and right of center back seam of skirt. Inner bodice of black net with boning and black grosgrain ribbon petersham; closes at center front with 9 hook & eyes. Unlined. Designer's label at center back seam near hem: "Christian Dior - New York / Original / Trade Mark" Hanging straps on bodice are embroidered "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Dress

Evening dress of fuchsia pink satin synthetic. Dress has long sleeves trimmed with row of tightly pleated ruffles. Scoop neckline is trimmed with double-row of matching ruffles. Full length, full skirt is trimmed with a matching ruffle at hem. Side slit pockets. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Unlined. Designer's label at back neckline to right of zipper: "Victor Costa / Ltd." Cleaning instructions and size labels on right shoulder: "Professional / Dry Cleaning / Only" and "Lot / Size 8"
Date: 1980~
Creator: Costa, Victor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Evening gown of black polyester velvet and satin. Heart shaped sweetheart velvet bodice with beaded leaf pattern applique embellishing surface. Long puffed satin sleeves with appliques at shoulders and black bugle bead and braid trimmed cuffs; zipper closure. V-shaped waistline has 4 long beaded tassels that tie at center front. Full length, gathered satin skirt with black net underskirt. Designer's label at back right shoulder: "Victor Costa" Care and content/size tags under designer label.
Date: 1980
Creator: Costa, Victor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble

Skirt suit of heather black/gray jersey wool.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Miyake, Issey
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jacket

Jacket of twill-look silver viscose rayon/cotton blend bordered and trimmed in metallic silver grosgrain. Long set-in sleeves; U-shaped neckline with triangular tabs at front. Center front zipper closure. Lined in silver silk. Designer's label: "Geoffrey Beene" Original sales tags with jacket.
Date: 1980/1990
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey
System: The UNT Digital Library

Panel

Embroidered Panel for Trade. Triangular appliquéd blocks of cotton fabric in various colors along the edges with hand embroidered center of double spiral geometric motifs embroidered on a satin background. This is a contemporary piece yet true to the original work of the Hmong.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shorts Ensemble

Shorts suit of gray wool flannel.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hupil

Girl's huipil (blouse). Single breadth garment back strap loomed in cotton Double face brocaded geometric design motifs in synthetically-dyed cotton. Neck and side seams both hand stitched.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tunic dress

Tunic style dress of cotton in harlequin inspired print in shades of red, blue, yellow and green.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Van den Akker, Koos, 1939-2015
System: The UNT Digital Library

Child's hat

Headdress for a Child To Be Worn On New Year’s Day. Stepped silhouette, pompoms and fabric covered rod at top. Body of hat is appliqued cotton with embroidery. Decorated with pompoms made from acrylic yarn.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jacket

Jacket in box style of black wool twill. Double breasted with two silver bugle bead knot buttons. Long dolman sleeves with rolled cuffs on sleeve extensions; wide notched collar. Large patch pockets at sides. Unlined; lightly padded shoulders. Designer's label at right side seam: "Chloé / Made in France" Retailer's label at center back neckline: "Made in France / Neiman-Marcus" Content/care label at right side seam.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Chloé (Firm)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Maternity dress

Maternity dress. Mini-dress of white cotton/rayon blend with large Hawaiian print of stylized/impressionistic flowers and foliage in reds, purples, greens, etc. Slightly scooped/rounded neckline with slight V at base of throat. Short sleeves. Empire waist, with skirt portion pleated at front waistline, flat seam at back waistline. Center back zipper. Slit, with overlap flaps, at center back hemline. Unlined; Velcro strips at shoulders, shoulder pads missing . Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Page Boy / Maternity" Size label at inside back neckline: "P" Content/style tag at inside side seam near hem: "WPL 11114 / Made in U.S.A. / Dry Clean Only / 55% cotton / 45% rayon / Style 1-94 1603 / Petite"
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Page Boy Maternity
System: The UNT Digital Library

Coat

Sweater coat of wool/nylon blend knit in leaf quatrefoil pattern in shades of red, pink, purple and yellow on teal green.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Missoni
System: The UNT Digital Library

Coat

Coat of khaki cotton blend in oriental style. Below knee length with long dolman sleeves and mandarin collar. Coat is quilted and hand-painted in village scene with flowers and birds at the hemline. Collar and all edges bound in tan cotton tape. Center front closure of five spherical translucent buttons with loops of tan tape matching rest of coat. Lined in blue cotton blend. Signed in design: "Murai"
Date: 1980
Creator: Murai
System: The UNT Digital Library

Maternity ensemble

Maternity ensemble in turquoise blue crepe. A) Blouse in straight cut. Center front opening of five self-covered buttons with gold chain borders and barred buttonholes. Rounded neckline and long sleeves trimmed with matching button. Patch pockets at bust line with matching buttons. Unlined; shoulder pads. Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Page Boy / Maternity" Size label at inside back neckline: "M" Evidence of removed label at left lower side seam. B) Skirt with dropped tier formed by four pleated panels having 5" slits at each seam. Elastic waist; unlined. Designer's label at inside waistband: "Page Boy / Maternity"
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Page Boy Maternity
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dress

Cocktail dress of black silk crepe. Knee length; princess seams. High standing collar is quilted with eight rows of clear bugle beads and rhinestone sequins with beads; long sleeves have 3" cuffs matching collar. Cuffs have closure of three snaps. Attached 7-1/2” wide belt/sash attaches at front princess seams to give dropped waist effect; ties at left hip. 10” flounce at hemline. Open back closes with three hook & eyes on collar; left side zipper. Unlined; shoulder pads. Designer's label on collar:"Bernard / Perris / Paris"
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Perris, Bernard
System: The UNT Digital Library

Sweater

Sweater of red wool/mohair blend.
Date: 1980/1985
Creator: Rhodes, Zandra
System: The UNT Digital Library

Convertible dress

Dress of wool in vertical stripes in varying widths of black and teal with horizontal white stripe.
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Miyake, Issey
System: The UNT Digital Library