Dress

Description

Evening dress of red, blue and gray polyester silk chiffon with scarf. A) Dress has draped bodice with moderate deep V-neckline. Center front lapped opening with three hook & eyes and two snaps as the closure. Set-in modified kimono sleeves gather at the top of the arm eye and at 1-1/2" cuffs. The cuffs fasten with a single loop and covered shank button. The sleeves are open/slit along the outer edge and under arm. Natural waist seam with full-length, semi-full red polyester silk underskirt and printed chiffon over skirt. The underskirt is slit at the side seams. The bodice is … continued below

Physical Description

1 dress

Creation Information

Mori, Hanae 1975/1985.

Context

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 18 times. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Designer

  • Mori, Hanae Mori, Hanae (b. Shimane Prefecture, Japan, 1926 - )

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Description

Evening dress of red, blue and gray polyester silk chiffon with scarf.

A) Dress has draped bodice with moderate deep V-neckline. Center front lapped opening with three hook & eyes and two snaps as the closure. Set-in modified kimono sleeves gather at the top of the arm eye and at 1-1/2" cuffs. The cuffs fasten with a single loop and covered shank button. The sleeves are open/slit along the outer edge and under arm. Natural waist seam with full-length, semi-full red polyester silk underskirt and printed chiffon over skirt. The underskirt is slit at the side seams. The bodice is fully lined in red polyester silk. Elasticized waistline. Shoulder pads.

Designer's label at center back neckline: "Hanae Mori"
Fiber content/care tag, union label and style/size tag at right side seam of lining.

B) Scarf/sash of matching printed chiffon. Long narrow rectangular shape with rolled hem. Worn as a scarf it would hang to mid-calf. Worn as a sash it would be hem length.

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1 dress

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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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Creation Date

  • 1975/1985

Coverage Date

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • April 28, 2020, 4:45 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • July 20, 2022, 4:03 p.m.

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Mori, Hanae. Dress, physical object, 1975/1985; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1637277/: 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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