Evening dress

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Ensemble of metallic turquoise and gray silk satin with purple sash. A) Blouse. Waist-length jacket of dark metallic turquoise satin. Hip-length, with bracelet-length sleeves; wide ruffled cuffs of dark gray silk satin. Center front wrap opening with single domed dark green plastic button and two hook and eyes. Wide black velvet lapel/collar lined ruffle of the dark gray satin. Puffed shoulders with purple net. Extra button sewn inside lower left corner of jacket. Meant to be tucked into skirt. Unlined. Designer's label at inside center back waistband: "Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche / Made in France / Paris" Size label … continued below

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Saint Laurent, Yves Autumn 1982.

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This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Texas Fashion Collection and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 28 times. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Ensemble of metallic turquoise and gray silk satin with purple sash.

A) Blouse. Waist-length jacket of dark metallic turquoise satin. Hip-length, with bracelet-length sleeves; wide ruffled cuffs of dark gray silk satin. Center front wrap opening with single domed dark green plastic button and two hook and eyes. Wide black velvet lapel/collar lined ruffle of the dark gray satin. Puffed shoulders with purple net. Extra button sewn inside lower left corner of jacket. Meant to be tucked into skirt. Unlined.

Designer's label at inside center back waistband: "Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche / Made in France / Paris"
Size label below designer's label: "44"
Manufacturing label below designer's label: "Mod/Style RG H84 52 537 / 100%Soie - Silk / Nettoyage a sec [illeg]e / Dry Clean Only / Made in France"

B) Skirt. Full length skirt, wide A-line of dark metallic turquoise silk with wide front panel of dark metallic gray satin with self ruffle along sides, gathered along the seam edges. Left sideseam closure of hook and bar and two snaps at left side above zipper opening. Single slit pocket at left side by zipper. Unlined.

Designer's label at inside center back waistband: "Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche / Made in France / Paris"
Size label below designer's label: "44"
Manufacturing label below designer's label: "Mod/Style RG H84 52 537 / 100%Soie - Silk / Nettoyage a sec [illeg]e / Dry Clean Only / Made in France"

C) Sash. Long, wide, rectangular sash of purple satin to tie as belt. 5 1/2" wide x 8' long.

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Martha Tiller has a portrait from 1986 depicting herself wearing this dress. The portrait was created few years after purchasing dress at Elizabeth Arden at Galleria. The dress was the runway finale that year.

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Texas Fashion Collection

The UNT Texas Fashion Collection is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion, and serves as an educational and inspirational resource for students, researchers, and the general public. This vital resource is part of the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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  • Autumn 1982

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  • May 29, 2021, 2:21 a.m.

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Saint Laurent, Yves. Evening dress, physical object, Autumn 1982; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1634247/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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