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Dress

Day dress of black silk taffeta. The dress, in the style of the Aesthetic or Reform Movement, is full-length, with a slender silhouette. The front and back of the bodice is styled of tiny vertical knife-pleats, which gather into the rounded neckline. The side panels of the bodice are plain, and there is a line of 14 snaps along the left side forming the closure. The long sleeves are smooth, with slight pleating at the padded shoulders, and they taper to the pointed wrists. The sleeves have 5 hidden snaps and a line of 12 domed non-functioning black taffeta covered buttons on each sleeve. Bodice and skirt are divided by a thin black band. Skirt is fully pleated with tiny vertical knife-pleats. Bodice is lined with thin black crepe. Label sewn inside at back below neckline: "Harbison / Vandervoort's St Louis" Not shown is the accompanying cummerbund of black taffeta, the waistband of large horizontal pleats with a large fan/bow at back with wide, trailing ribbons. (43" from waist to lowest point of ribbons)
Date: 1902
Creator: Harbison, Samuel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Western Expansion Memorial Arch and Park

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The view is of the lower half of the arch and also shows its park setting.
Date: 1965
Creator: Saarinen, Eero
System: The UNT Digital Library

Day ensemble

Daytime ensemble of brown silk faille: A) Dress. Below-knee length. Dress has princess seaming to create fitted bodice, with wide, overlapped V-neckline. Bodice has boned under structure. 3/4" shoulder straps and straight skirt. 1" belt of self fabric from front darts to center back; closes with hook & loops. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Unlined. B) Cropped jacket with pleated in front and back to a 3" waistband. Closure of three openwork, brass buttons, 1/2" wide, and bound buttonholes. Long sleeves with 1-1/2" cuffs and one matching button and bound buttonhole per sleeve. Band collar has 10" tie ends and L-shaped lapel. Unlined. Designer's label: "Christian Dior Original / Made in U.S.A. / Christian Dior - New York Inc." Retailer's label: "Harzfeld's / Kansas City"
Date: 1947/1957
Creator: Dior, Christian
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pillbox Hat

Pillbox style hat of black velvet with 1/2" downward brim. Twisted black satin hatband encircling crown. Large rhinestone ball with encircled with pearls in center front as trim. Lined in black satin with black grosgrain ribbon inner headband. Manufacturer's label: "Stephen Anne / Custom Made" Retailer's label: "Millinery - Salon / White House / Beaumont"
Date: 1955~
Creator: Stephen Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library

Boy's short suit

Boy's two piece outfit of plaid shirt with solid colored shorts. A) Top of red, blue, and dark brown plaid with beige shawl collar and banded short sleeves. Center front button closure with buttons at hem for securing top to shorts. B) Shorts of solid color beige cotton, approximately knee length. Flat felt seams. Buttonholes on waistband; belt loops. Side pockets. Hem is released. Tag Reads: "Tom Sawyer, Age 6"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skirt Suit

Skirt suit ensemble. A) Jacket in dark gold wool crepe. Single breasted with two large, circular plastic buttons and bound buttonholes. Notched collar. Long, set in sleeves with single, smaller matching, functioning button with bound buttonhole. Lined in matching, dark gold silk satin. Weighted hem. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label on left side seam: "Woolf Brothers" B) Skirt in dark gold wool crepe. A line with two large patch pockets at sides. Left side zipper closure with two large hook & eyes on waistband. Lined in dark gold silk. Handwritten style number tag on inside right seam: "5486-607-12" Union label on inside left seam
Date: unknown
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shoes

Pair of shoes of ivory kid leather. Designed as "flats" with pointed toes, the shoes have a wide strap across instep, to which is applied large silk bow embellished with small white beads. Top of upper with edged with thin band of ivory silk ribbon. Maker's mark stamped inside: "Brandt's / St. Louis"
Date: 1900/1909
Creator: J.G. Brandt Shoe Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of violet wool felt with calotte style crown and wide brim that is gathered and folds back in front. Overall effect of hat is of sou'wester rain hat. Crown is formed from four panels and brim has three rows of top stitching at outer edge. Retailer's label: "Stix, Baer & Fuller / French Room" Size tag at base of retailer's label: "22"
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Picture hat of open-weave natural straw with wide, brown grosgrain ribbon and bow as hatband. Asymmetrical brim narrows at back. Retailer's label: "Custom Made Hats / designed by / Miss Violette / Famous-Barr Co. St. Louis"
Date: [1930..1939]
Creator: Miss Violette
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of gray and cream brocade and black velvet. The high, domed crown is formed of cream and gray brocade, in a stylized pattern of geometric lines and floral forms, recalling Chinese patterns. The oval brim is set off-center, turning up high at front and only slightly at back. Set on the brim are three black velvet bows. The upper side of the brim is of the brocade, while the underside is lined in black velvet. The inside of the crown is lined with a black satin. Retailer's label is sewn inside crown: "Egner / 501 Gordon & Koppel Bldg / Kansas City".
Date: 1910
Creator: Egner
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pumps

Pumps of red leather and clear vinyl. Designed with broadly rounded toe, the shes have uppers primarily made of clear vinyl edged with red leather. Open heels, with red leather back strap across heel. 1-1/2" heel. Brand stamped inside each: "Kelly Acord" Handwritten in shoes: "5B / 66523 / 40-101"
Date: 1964/1969
Creator: Kelly Accord
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Pumps

Pair of slip-on evening pumps. Grey/green leather sole with clear vinyl upper, the upper trimmed at vamp with a 4-row band of rhinestones. Spike- or stiletto-style heels formed of clear Lucite embossed with vertical bands of foliate forms and with metal heel-cap. Blind-stamped into sole at ball of feet: "80 M 6641 / 3218-V678". Right shoe stamped: "Joléne / Hollywood Inspired / Made in U.S.A." The Joléne Hollywood Inspired brand/label was manufactured by the Tober-Saifer Shoe Manufacturing Company of St. Louis.
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Tober-Saifer Shoe Manufacturing Company
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening Pumps

Pair of evening pumps of black satin with silver kidskin leather embellishments. The shoes are designed with rounded toes, with uppers cut back at sides to almost form D'Orsay style pumps. The uppers are edged in silver kidskin leather, and the single ankle strap is of same leather, fastening on outside edge with single domed white glass button. Applied to back and heels of shoes are silver kidskin leather cut-outs of floral form. 2" heels are somewhat set-in, and taper slightly to base. Stamped inside: "Made For / Peacock Shop / Kansas City, MO. Handwritten inside: "X29133 / 32"
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bergere-style hat

Bergère style hat of off-white felt. Open crown is encircled and almost covered by wide bands of red, white, and blue horizontally striped grosgrain ribbon, with crossing and trailing ends at back. The wide brim curves downwards. Headband of off-white grosgrain ribbon. Retailer's label inside: "Sonnenfeld's / St. Louis"
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shirtwaist dress

Shirtwaist style dress of blue/ white pin tucked plaid cotton and machine tatted lace. Street-length. Short sleeves with lace cuffs; underarm gussets. High neckline with lace trimmed collar and corded tie of matching fabric. Two rows of chevon shaped lace insert bands on lower skirt with lace along hem. Attached gauze petticoat with boned waistband. Center back zipper closure (broken). Designer's label: Selma Gowns / Washington DC
Date: 1950
Creator: Selma Gowns
System: The UNT Digital Library

Western-style ensemble

Western ensemble of red cotton with floral applique. (a) Western-style top; long sleeves; flat collar; seven sets of snaps down center front; pink and green floral appliques on front and sleeves; pink piping around seams. Designer's label at inside center back: "Salaminder / Inc. / Kansas City" (b) Full skirt gathered into waist yoke; two tiers of ruffles at hem; floral applique around skirt above ruffles; pink piping at ruffle seam; button and zipper closure at center back.
Date: 1974/1982
Creator: Salaminder, Inc.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faille dress

Dark red silk faille afternoon dress, princess lines - fuller in back. Natural waist line. Fly front zipper opening but covered at waist with intricately cut huge self bow that fastens at side creating the look of a wrap front closure. V-neck, small collar, 3/4 sleeves. Designer's label sewn in bodice: "Hattie Carnegie"; retailer's label sewn in skirt: "Swanson / Inc / Kansas City".
Date: 1950
Creator: Carnegie, Hattie
System: The UNT Digital Library