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floral dress; black, pink, green, blue, purple, and off-white floral silk crepe, black metal snaps; bias-cut silhouette, ankle length, high waisted bodice, sleeveless, piping trim at neckline and armscye, wide ruffled cape collar is attached on one…

floral dress w/matching floral wrap; pink, blue, green, tan, and white floral silk chiffon, silver tone metal snaps; bias-cut silhouette; dress: floor length, cowl-neck front, deep V-neck in back, piping trim at neckline and sleeves, sleeveless, left…

A mainly olive colored silk collar with multi-toned green leaf embroidery and multi-toned pink circle flower embroidery. Gold thread details on leaves and flowers and in border of piece (also green). Border and embroidery both hand sewn. Clean edges.…

floral print silk dress

Date: 2013-05-23 to 2013-06-09

The spring 2013 historic clothing exhibition at Vassar College was entitled "For Better and For Worse: Sixteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar," and was curated by Arden Kirkland (VC Class of 1993) and Faculty Emeritus Holly K. Hummel,

In 2007,…

Date: 2014-11-17

Four students from the History of Fashion class pose in full costume during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"

Date: 1888

Listed in their 1888-9 catalog at 765-767 & 769 Broadway, Cor. 9th Street, New York, NY

Creator: Franklin Simon & Co.

Date: 1912 (circa)

Dress of light tan silk and lace with rhinestones and beading; many layers; bodice has 8.75 inch wide tan lace pieces that are draped over each shoulder from the waist in front to the waist in the back; asymmetrical bodice overlay in front and back…

Creator: Modes de Paris

Date: 1883, circa

French fashion plate, 1883

Date: 2014-05-13

Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"

full length bustle cage-1

full length bustle cage-2

full length bustle cage-3; Lower hoops suspended from belt and bustle by 1.5 inch vertical tape, lower hoops also connected to upper bustle with twill tape in criss-cross formation with rivets; width of both upper and lower hoops can be adjusted via…