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Jacket of ivory cotton pique. Black button closure along full length of center front. Mid-thigh length (longer in back to account for bustle). Long sleeves with folded cuffs. Fitted waist, then flared to hemline.

Elizabeth Moffatt Drouilhet, in her role as Warden of the College. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College. Elizabeth Moffat Drouilhet was a member of the Vassar Class of 1930. She served as Acting Warden of the College…

Embroidered dress cape with silver embroidery and a stiff, lace-lined collar. The cape is lined with silk inside.

Date: 1905

Embroidered White Edwardian tea dress. White cotton with eyelet, detail, mesh insets and embroidery throughout. Square neckline with lace detail and net inset at back. Bloused bodice with princess seams, pin tucks, and pleats at waist. Three quarter…

Creator: Revue de la Mode

Date: 1878-05-01

Creator: Russell & Allen

Date: 1892 (circa)

Evening ensemble of ivory silk satin with gold and pink floral metallic brocade. Bodice: fitted princess-seam bodice with modified puff sleeves with gathers at the underarm and longer at the bottom of the sleeve than the top, and square neckline.…

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.

Date: 2011-05-19 - 2011-06-12

To celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary, the Vassar College Costume Collection will share student research about the complex role that education has played to influence fashion. This exhibition will showcase student clothing from the 1860’s to…

brown/black faux fur coat with real white fur collar, cream lining

brown short coat, faux fur, frogs/tassels on front

cream / fawn shawl, cream floral embroidery, long fringe around edges

Creator: Alix of Miami

Floral Bathing ensemble; floral colorful silk (white, green, blue, yellow, pink, gray)

a) top - open blouse, button at collar, pointed collar, pocket at either side of bottom, folded up 3/4 sleeve

b) skirt - wrap around pencil skirt with pleats…

Floral beaded purse with cord handle; tan cotton backing, black cord handle, colorful glass beads (navy, blue, pink, yellow, white, green) in a floral design

Creator: Liberty & Co.

Floral Chinese Silk Collar; floral Chinese silk collar (white jacquard with red, pink, green, yellow, blue, gray, peach, black, teal floral embroidery), 2 strips sewn together to make one piece