Wedding suit ensemble with components of wool, cotton, and silk. Navy wool suit jacket (a) with medium-scale windowpane chalk stripes; hip-length; single-breasted, two buttons at center front; lapels; long sleeves. Navy wool suit pants (b) with…
Wedding ensemble with components of cream silk crepe back satin, lace, metal, pearl, wax, and leather. Dress (a): bias cut; bodice with curved seam under bust; two-layered sleeves below with round buttons on lower portion of center back sleeves; lace…
A video with highlights from oral history interviews and a slideshow of images from the Vassar community, from the exhibition "For Better and For Worse: Sixteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar" in May-June 2013 at Vassar College.
Dress (a) of cream rayon moire faille; above-knee length skirt with single pleat in center back; two-piece tailored sleeve; no waistline, half-belt at center back waist with two plastic four-leaf clover buttons; princess seam torso; mandarin style…
Dress of cream silk dupioni and Alençon lace; fit and flare silhouette; bodice and skirt made of cream silk dupioni with Alençon lace detailing at neckline and sleeves; short sleeves; v-neck; slightly pointed waistline, pleating around waistline;…
Jacket of navy and cream houndstooth check wool, trapeze silhouette; hip-length; no darts or seams, 11 inch vent in center back; three-quarter length sleeves with butterfly cuffs; collar split in center back; navy plastic buttons in center front,…
Dress of white silk and silk net; fit and flare silhouette; fitted silk bodice is strapless with a sweetheart neckline, silk net pleating detail, dropped waistline, zipper closure at center back with button detail; bustier lining; flared silk floor…
Two piece dress of tan brocade with light blue accents and satin ribbon of light blue and brown; hourglass silhouette. Bodice (a) is boned; band collar closes at center back with metal hooks and eyes; leg o'mutton sleeves; four back princess seams,…