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Evening Dress

Evening dress consisting of jacket and skirt. A) Jacket. The fitted black velvet jacket is encrusted with gold braid/ribbon in a lattice/trellis pattern over the entire surface, with added buttons, cabochons, beads, etc. lavishly sewn over the surface. The jacket has a no collar, and short capped sleeves. From the natural waist flares a peplum. The jacket has a center front closure of hooks-and-eyes. Unlined, it has built-in shoulder pads. No label in jacket. B) Straight skirt is full-length, of heavy black crepe. Center back zipper closure with hook-and-eye at waistband. Designer's label inside skirt at side seam: "Adrian / Custom", along with a second label, typed on white grosgrain ribbon, sewn in: "Neiman Marcus 417 / Size 12".
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Adrian, Gilbert, 1903-1959
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skirt Suit

Skirt suit of navy blue wool twill consisting of: A) Hip-length jacket with full length tailored sleeves. Collarless neckline which raises 3/4". Single breasted with 3 tortoise buttons and slim bound button holes. Bib-shaped yoke insert with two almost vertical faux pocket flaps. Mid-arm design seams comes to inner top of lower hacking pocket flaps. Hacking pockets have vertical and slim bound buttons holes with one tortoise button for right flap and one turquoise button for left flap. Back inverted triangular yoke starts from shoulders with point ended at center back waist. Tailored sleeve split into upper and under sleeve, with two darts at elbow on under sleeve. Fully lined in (now) indigo crepe silk. B) Skirt, pencil with seams at center front and back and both sides. 1 1/2" waist band with triangular tip comes to a lapped zipper on left side and 4 sets of hooks and one snap for closure. Two 2" darts on front and two 4" darts on back. 2" simple vent at CF hem, hem has been let down from original length by ~2", using 2" cotton bias tape. Skirt is unlined with pinked cut edges to finish seam inside. Labels: Designer's label: "Adrian …
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Adrian, Gilbert, 1903-1959
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of brown top stitched felt with downward brim; trim of sienna velour around crown and rim; brown veil with yellow green minute chenille balls. Labe: Ginette Robert de Paris
Date: 1945
Creator: Robert, Ginette
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of dark pink/mauve velvet. The low, domed crown is covered with large overlapping "petal" shapes of velvet arranged like scales, and has a large velvet rose/flower form at front of the same velvet petals. Lined in black fabric, and with black grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Retailer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Sanger Bros / Dallas Texas"; and origin/size label: "New York / Creation / 22"
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Dark orange velvet hat. The shaped crown is roughly square with low peak at top center, constructed of four triangular panels, creating slight "corners" at sides. No brim. Lined in black satin. Accompanied by two hatpins, the heads covered with matching velvet. Designer's label inside: "Original / Roberta Bernays"
Date: 1945
Creator: Bernays, Roberta
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of navy blue silk faille. Small brimless hat, formed with a very low domed crown. Lined in off-white organza(?), with deep edge of the faille extending up into the underside of the crown. With two small plastic combs to help secure it to wearer's head. No labels.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Petticoat

Petticoat of maroon taffeta with two tiers of 1-3/4" black horsehair braid. One inch waistband. Center back opening closed with hook & eyes. Two curved panels at hips are gathered at the hem. Unlined, with 3-1/2" band of black stiffened net at interior hem line. Combined designer/retailer label on inside seam: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell"
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skirt Suit

Skirt-suit of navy blue wool. A) Jacket. Cropped, fitted jacket with v-neckline and center-front opening with 5 self-covered circular buttons with bound buttonholes and two hidden snaps. Long sleeves, each with two self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes, and two hidden snaps. Lined in navy blue silk, and with internal shoulder pads. Combined Designer's/Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell" B) Skirt. Street-length flared skirt of 10 gores, with narrow waistband, left side zipper with two hook-and-eyes in waistband. Lined in navy blue silk.
Date: 1945
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Garrison Cap

Hat of black and brown suede. Brim-less. Style resembles a garrison cap. Lined in black fabric with black grosgrain ribbon inner headband. Elastic band for securing hat to wearer's head. Designer's label: "Evelyn Varon / Model" Union label at left of designer's label.
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Varon, Evelyn
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Calotte Hat

Calotte style hat of black velvet with black net veil in front. Lined in green fabric. Retailer's label: "Saks Fifth Avenue / Debutante"
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Beech Trunks

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Tree trunks begin at the front left edge of the composition and move at an angle to the right side. The trunks in the foreground are blue and the ones in the background are white. A small leafless sapling is also in the foreground.
Date: 1945
Creator: Spilliaert, Leon
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Victoire

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The poster includes a large Nazi eagle with a swastika on its back with wings burning and hurling toward the ground. Across the bottom edge is the word, victoire.
Date: 1945
Creator: Baudouin, P.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of pink straw. The open crown is of woven pink straw, as is the wide oval brim. At the front of the hat is a cluster of artificial flowers in pink velvet and green fabric. The hat is unlined, with two inner hatbands of grosgrain ribbon at the base of the crown - one band pink, the other of cream. Designer's label sewn to inner hatband: "3410 Oak Lawn / Bernie A. Cahn / Dallas, Tex" Accompanied by a single short hatpin with a tan straw woven head.
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Cahn, Bernie A.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ile de la Cite: View of Notre Dame

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None
Date: 1945
Creator: Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ile de la Cite: View of Notre Dame

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None
Date: 1945
Creator: Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fur felt hat

Hat of beige fur felt. The high, domed crown is wrapped by a wide silk satin ribbon woven in a Madras-inspired plaid of olive green, orange, yellow, red, and tan. The ribbon extends for a significant distance off of the back of the hat to become streamers, and is held at the back of the crown by a circular conch of white shell. The asymmetric brim is set off-center, with wider sections at front/right and shallower sections at back/left. All edges turn up, with a higher area at front/right. The hat is unlined, retaining much of the pelt on the underside of the brim and inside the base of the crown.
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Renaissance inspired hat of olive green velvet. Oversized head covering; cross between beret and tambourine hat. Oval shape; wire frame. Seven inch wide bow of matching velvet tubing at center back. Green grosgrain headband; Lined in brown organdy. Measurements: Center front 3 inches, underside narrows to 1/2 inch center back. Top of crown 14-1/2 inches from side to side, 12 inches from center front to center back.
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Meadowbrook
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Mousquetaire style hat of black felt with high flat crown and brim turned up at back. Trimmed with pairs of pearls around crown and brownish-black ostrich feathers. Four knotted bows on back brim give arrow effect. Black grosgrain headband; unlined.
Date: 1945/1975
Creator: Bondi, Peter
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Beret of brown felt. Elastic headband; unlined.
Date: 1945/1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shirt

Men's Hawaiian shirt of rayon in faded blues and greens with Japanese pagoda and Mount Fuji motifs. Center front button closure; collared. Patch pocket at left breast. Label: Aloha, hand-screened originals
Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Aloha
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shirt

Short sleeve shirt with all over design reminiscent of Kandinsky in green, yellow, red and pale blue outlined with fragmented dotted line. Label: Benvenuto Hand Prints
Date: 1945/1955
Creator: Benvenuto Hand Prints
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gloves

Pair of gloves of black leather lined in silk Original tag inside indicates gloves were made in the US Original price tag reads "Brights's Paducah / NY 4700 $11.00"
Date: 1945/1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Necktie

Man's necktie of tan silk geometrically woven by D'ore, inner lining is imprinted with "D'ore". The silk is shattered at the neck.
Date: 1945/1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bow tie and cummerbund

a) Cummerbund of black silk satin that reaches to 4 1/2" in width and has gold/brass clamp for closure device. Retailer's label: "Neiman Marcus" b) Bow tie of black silk satin that reaches to 2 3/4" in width and a has black metal hook closure. Retailer's label: "Neiman Marcus".
Date: 1945/1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library