Striped cotton dress

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Summer evening dress of pink and white stripped cotton twill. Full length, with low, rounded/scooped neckline and short, slightly puffed sleeves. Empire waistline. Stripes on the bodice go from top right to lower left; stripes on the full skirt go from top left to lower right. Center back zipper with hook & loop at neckline and at waist. Bodice lined in self, skirt lined in white fine fabric. Designer's label at inside back, near zipper: "Bill Blass / For / Maurice Rentner"

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1 dress : cotton

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Blass, Bill Spring 1966.

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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. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Summer evening dress of pink and white stripped cotton twill. Full length, with low, rounded/scooped neckline and short, slightly puffed sleeves. Empire waistline. Stripes on the bodice go from top right to lower left; stripes on the full skirt go from top left to lower right. Center back zipper with hook & loop at neckline and at waist. Bodice lined in self, skirt lined in white fine fabric.

Designer's label at inside back, near zipper: "Bill Blass / For / Maurice Rentner"

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1 dress : cotton

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Texas Fashion Collection

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  • Spring 1966

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  • Dec. 14, 2023, 12:35 p.m.

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  • Jan. 25, 2024, 4 p.m.

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Blass, Bill. Striped cotton dress, physical object, Spring 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2203358/: accessed June 5, 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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