Browse Items (18 total)

Creator: Holly Hummel

Date: 2014-06-12 - 2014-06-15

An exhibition of selected garments (dating from 1836-1956) donated to the Vassar College Costume Collection. The exhibition took place in the Faculty Commons in the College Center at Vassar, from June 12-15, 2014.

Four pieces, navy taffeta, navy mesh, off-white faille. Overdress (a) of navy mesh printed with off-white polka dots; deep-v neckline; shirtwaist silhouette with a-line ankle length skirt; falls at natural waist; semi-puff cap sleeves; small tears in…

Date: 1903

Cream lace wedding dress: lining made of silk taffeta; machine-made lace overdress. Square neckline; two darts bust to waist, two darts past the waist on the back, two small darts on side of lingerie straps of lining, all the darts are in the lining;…

Creator: Macy's

Date: 1940

Synthetic ivory material wedding dress, with fitted cummerbund waist and skirt with a train.; Ivory synthetic floor-length wedding dress. A fitted bodice and modified sweetheart neckline with eyelet cutwork, decorated by cotton braid. Cummerbund…

Date: 1949

Dress of cream satin with cream lace overlay; fit and flare silhouette; floor-length; fitted bodice with 2 darts in front and princess seams in back; long, straight, lace sleeves pointed at hem, 9 satin-covered buttons on each sleeve starting at…

Creator: Schiap-Sport

Date: 1946-1954

Black, white, and grey striped two piece dress in a fit and flare silhouette. Cotton sateen, black cotton, black felt, metal, and elastic; fitted cotton sateen bodice (a) is strapless, with a sweetheart neckline, princess seams, natural waistline,…

Creator: Shoppe Yvonne

Date: 1940-1949

Copper and black tweed wool suit; I. copper and black wool tweed; black synthetic lining; black plastic buttonsII. Silhouette: Fit and flare 3-piece suiteIII. A: Jacket: fitted; hip length; full length sleeve; six large black buttons; polo…

Creator: Davidow

Date: 1940-1949

Green tweed suit; green wool tweed, brown synthetic, green ribbon, green leather.A. Tweed jacket. Peaked lapel; long straight sleeves with single covered button; slightly fitted at waist; side darts, 2 darts either side at front; fake pockets with…

wedding dress B, Finger loop located on the inside of the skirt. ; wedding dress B

Creator: Brooks Brothers

Date: 1940-1949

cream/beige linen suit jacket and pants

Date: 1946

wedding dress and veil

Creator: Miss "Virginia"

yellow short sleeve dress w/front motherof pearl buttons + pockets

brown and tan gown w/train, ruchign at shoulders, sleeveless; brown and tan gown w/train, ruching at shoulders, sleeveless

bright blue bathing suit w/red and white squares, neck ties criss cross; Blue cotton rope, blue patterned cotton synthetic knit blend with red and cream squares, plastic boning with cotton casingFitted silhouette--short, tight knitEmpire waist…

black wool jacket w/poodle fur collar, and skirt