Evening dress

Ensemble of metallic turquoise and gray silk satin with purple sash. A) Blouse. Waist-length jacket of dark metallic turquoise satin. Hip-length, with bracelet-length sleeves; wide ruffled cuffs of dark gray silk satin. Center front wrap opening with single domed dark green plastic button and two hook and eyes. Wide black velvet lapel/collar lined ruffle of the dark gray satin. Puffed shoulders with purple net. Extra button sewn inside lower left corner of jacket. Meant to be tucked into skirt. Unlined. Designer's label at inside center back waistband: "Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche / Made in France / Paris" Size label below designer's label: "44" Manufacturing label below designer's label: "Mod/Style RG H84 52 537 / 100%Soie - Silk / Nettoyage a sec [illeg]e / Dry Clean Only / Made in France" B) Skirt. Full length skirt, wide A-line of dark metallic turquoise silk with wide front panel of dark metallic gray satin with self ruffle along sides, gathered along the seam edges. Left sideseam closure of hook and bar and two snaps at left side above zipper opening. Single slit pocket at left side by zipper. Unlined. Designer's label at inside center back waistband: "Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche / …
Date: Autumn 1982
Creator: Saint Laurent, Yves
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail dress

Woman's rose red "Marii" pleated dress of medium length. Styled with bound, wide "V"-shaped neckline; long layered sleeves: inner sleeve of red organdy, outer sleeve with two puffed sections and long flared cuff. Straight bodice. Layered skirt with gold-edged flounce at hip and hem. All hems machine stitched with gold thread. Unlined. Closure by plastic zippers at center back and left side. Designer label sewn inside back of neck near zipper: "Mary McFadden". Retailer's tag "Marie Leavell"
Date: 1982
Creator: McFadden, Mary, 1938-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Knit dress

Dress of ivory knit with red and black windowpane check below a black seam that circles the empire bust; upper portion and long sleeves of plain ivory knit trimmed in black. Black bow with long ties at round neckline; knee-length. Center back zipper closure; unlined.
Date: 1982
Creator: Adolfo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening jacket

Jacket of ivory crepe synthetic trimmed in gold braid. Single breasted with hidden button closure having one black enameled gold tone shank button at bottom with bound buttonhole. Long suit sleeves. Collarless lapel is straight at sides with gold braid loops. Welt pockets at sides have black crepe flaps trimmed in gold braid with cutout loops. Lined in white synthetic; padded shoulders.
Date: 1982
Creator: Blass, Bill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Calico dress

Wedding ensemble of white cotton in print of tiny pink rose buds. A) Bodice has standing pointed collar, button front, princess seams, gigot sleeves trimmed with lace at wrist. B) Skirt has elastic waist, knit yoke, 2 ruffles, hem trimmed with lace.
Date: 1982
Creator: Johnson, Betsey
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening dress

Long light blue taffeta evening dress. Boned bodice is of strapless crumb catcher style with double row of pleated ruffles. Full pleated skirt with wide matching pleated ruffle hem.
Date: 1982
Creator: Costa, Victor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Black evening dress

Evening dress of black chenille dotted net. Strapless. floorlength. black velvet bow CB.
Date: 1982
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
System: The UNT Digital Library

Striped dress

Day dress in shift style of blue and white diagonal striped crepe. Inserted front bib detail of green and white diagonal stripes gathers at U-shaped base; narrow pink band at rounded neckline forms a knot at center back hook & eye closure. Midi length; sleeveless with armholes bound in green. Slit pockets at side seams. Bib backed in green; balance of dress unlined. Designer label: Geoffrey Beene Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus
Date: 1982
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Indian Collection" dress

Dress of magenta chiffon printed in "An Indian Collection" floral and poetry print.
Date: Autumn 1982
Creator: Rhodes, Zandra
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oversized coat

Double breasted coat of sand fleece lined with sand and brown herringbone wool. Long sleeves. 8 large silver buttons. 2 large patch pockets. Collar and cuffs trimmed with mink. Designer Label: Scaasi
Date: 1982
Creator: Scaasi, Arnold
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cotton pants

Pants of cotton plaid flannel with button fly and front pockets. Designer Label: Todd Oldham for / Congovid
Date: Autumn 1982
Creator: Oldham, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library