Cream Lace Tea Dress with Lavender Accents
Date: 1900-1910
Cream lace dress with short puffed sleeves and lavender trim. High neck, S-curve boned bodice with vertical lavender velvet trim and pleated satin waistband. Natural waist skirt with fullness at hem and train in back.
Tags: CostumeCore, lace, lavender
Wedding Dress of Isabel Miller Board
Creator: Mme. E. Saunders
Date: 1895
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,…
Tags: 1890s, CostumeCore, For Better and For Worse, sample, wedding
Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif
Date: 1830-1850
Gold Silk Jacquard Dress with Floral Motif and Leg-of-Mutton Sleeves; 1. Gold Silk jacquard with floral motif; Lining at Hem, Bodice, Sleeves; Boning at bodice front.2. Full length; Empire waist; Leg-o-Mutton sleeves; Boned bodice; Low…
Wedding Dress of Mary Lee Hartzell
Creator: Henri Bendel
Date: 1954
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;…
Tags: 1950s, alumnae, CostumeCore, For Better and For Worse, sp13, wedding
Wedding Mini-Dress and Shoes of Ellen McPhillips Baumann
Creator: Henri Bendel
Date: 1968
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…
Tags: 1960s, alumnae, CostumeCore, For Better and For Worse, sp13, wedding
Wedding Dress of Henrietta S. Robinson
Creator: Bridal Creations
Date: 1935
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…
Tags: 1930s, CostumeCore, For Better and For Worse, sp13, wedding
Black and White Striped Dress
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,…
Tags: 1940s, 1950s, advanced Draping, CostumeCore, Empire11, FrenchConnection11, Hummel15, sample
Black Taffeta Day Dress
Date: 1850-1870
Silk, cotton, metal, wool; crinoline dress; black silk taffeta bodice, six waist darts at front, princess seams at back; crew neckline; two-piece sleeves with black cotton lace and buttons along center front; metal hook and eye closures at center…
Red "1922" Gym Suit
Creator: Esther B. Weston
Date: 1920-1929
Red and white 1922 gym suit; white t-shirt style top (a) with red "1922" and pocket at chest; red trim at sleeves; red sailor collar and V-neck; red bloomers (b) with elastic waistband and elastic leg openings; knee length.; A: red and white "1992"…
Tags: 1920s, CostumeCore, gymsuit, Sport
Grandaddy's Black Bathing Suit
Creator: Franklin Simon & Co.
Date: 1910-1919
Men's black wool bathing suit; scoop neck; sleeveless; fitted; jamaica length shorts; knitted stretch band at hem
Tags: 1910s, CostumeCore, Sport
Dark Blue Ensemble with Crocheted Lace
Date: 1905 (circa)
Dark blue crepe two-part dress with crocheted lace insets and black and green pleat details; band collar neckline; open front pleated bodice with crochet insets at collar and bust; hook and eye closures center front and back waist; taffeta bias tape…
Wedding Dress of Margaret A. Heminway
Date: 1854
Dress of cream silk taffeta; lining made of off-white polished cotton; crinoline silhouette; boned bodice, barrel-chested, princess seams in back, three waist darts in front; high neckline, finished with fine piping of about 1/6"; cap sleeves with…
Blue Fish Pattern Ensemble
Date: 1890-1899
Teal two-piece dress; silk taffeta; fish pattern; red velvet at waist, collar, and cuffs; skirt (a) ankle-length bell skirt; seven panel construction; natural waist; two ruffles at hem; brown linen full lining; bodice (b) natural waist; two-piece…
Tags: 1890s, advanced Draping, AdvDraping2014, card, CostumeCore, CRC, Day Ensembles, HCPW, Molly, Rachel, Sharon, Vanya12
Daisy Chain Dress
Date: 1925
Dress of sheer ivory cotton batiste: boatneck; cap sleeves; dropped waist with skirt gathered and hand sewn to waistline at sides; mid calf length; metal hook and eye closures; inserted lace panels from neckline to hemline at center front and center…
Tags: 1920s, American, Chandra, CostumeCore, fashioning, Graduation, Highlights, ParentsWeekend1995, SQ, VassarGirls