Ensemble - Blouse, Skirt, Belt, Purse Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Ensemble - Blouse, Skirt, Belt, Purse
  • Series Title Dallas Museum of Fashion Collection

Creator

  • Designer: Dior, Christian
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Dior, Christian (b. Granville, Normandy, France, 1905 - d. Montecantini, Italy, 1957)

Contributor

  • Donor: Stecker, Mrs. Robert D.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1949

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Cocktail or dinner dress ensemble of pale blue/green satin brocade with design of acanthus and thistle/leaf in dark green and golden yellow, consisting of: A) Blouse. Short sleeves with 2" rolled cuffs and shawl collar. Center front opening has 4 self-covered buttons above waist, and 6 hook-and-loops below waist on peplum for securing into skirt. Fitted seaming and pleats centered on waist. Unlined. Label inside top at left side seam: "Made in France / Christian Dior / Paris" and stamped on label: "05456" B) Skirt of matching brocade. The mid-length skirt is double box pleated from narrow waistband. Center back zipper with hook-and-eyes at waistband. Unlined. C) Petticoat of ivory moiré satin. Mid-length, with narrow waistband. Center back zipper with hook-and-eye at waistband. E) Belt of green silk-covered ivory leather with rectangular silk-covered buckle. (not in photographs) D) Purse of green silk.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Clothing
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): ensembles (costume)
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): dresses (garments)
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): blouses (main garments)
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): skirts (garments)
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): belts (costume accessories)
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): petticoats (underskirts)
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): purses (ladies' accessories)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: France - Île-de-France Region - Département de Ville de Paris - Paris
  • Coverage Date: 1949

Collection

  • Name: Texas Fashion Collection
    Code: TXFC

Institution

  • Name: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
    Code: UNTCVA

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted.

Resource Type

  • Physical Object

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1966.047.001
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc501316

Note

  • Display Note: This object was part of the Dallas Museum of Fashion collection. Founded in 1960 by the Fashion Group, Inc. of Dallas, the collection comprised important items of historic and current fashion. It was housed in the Apparel Mart, Dallas, and operated as the Dallas Museum of Fashion from 1960 until 1971. It moved to what was then North Texas State University in 1972, and became the Texas Fashion Collection.
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