Evening Ensemble - Jacket, Blouse and Skirt

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Evening ensemble of black fabric covered with black and gold sequins, consisting of: A) Jacket. Short, with no collar and slightly rounded neckline. Center front opening with no closure. Long sleeves. One-inch wide band of gold sequins around neckline, along opening, sleeve cuffs and inside of hem. Lined in black synthetic. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Royal Lynne" Label below designer label: "Made in Hong Kong 10" B) Blouse in short, box style. Collarless, with rounded neckline. Covered with horizontal wide stripes of alternating gold and black sequins. Around collar and armholes are 1" wide bands of gold sequins. … continued below

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Royal Lynne 1965.

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

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  • Royal Lynne Royal Lynne (British Crown Colony of Hong Kong) (est. before 1962)

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Evening ensemble of black fabric covered with black and gold sequins, consisting of:

A) Jacket. Short, with no collar and slightly rounded neckline. Center front opening with no closure. Long sleeves. One-inch wide band of gold sequins around neckline, along opening, sleeve cuffs and inside of hem. Lined in black synthetic.

Designer's label at center back neckline: "Royal Lynne"
Label below designer label: "Made in Hong Kong 10"

B) Blouse in short, box style. Collarless, with rounded neckline. Covered with horizontal wide stripes of alternating gold and black sequins. Around collar and armholes are 1" wide bands of gold sequins. Center back zipper. Lined in black synthetic.

Designer's label at back neckline: "Royal Lynne"
Label below designer label: "Made in Hong Kong 10"

C) Skirt of black sequins. Knee length, straight. Left side zipper with hook & eye. Lined in black synthetic with black grosgrain ribbon inner waistband.

Size "10" tag with handwritten "748" on reverse at center back seam of lining near hem.

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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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  • 1965

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  • Dec. 21, 2015, 10:25 a.m.

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  • June 2, 2021, 8:58 p.m.

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Royal Lynne. Evening Ensemble - Jacket, Blouse and Skirt, physical object, 1965; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc795301/: 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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