Day Dress
Description:
Daytime dress of navy blue silk crepe in modified shirtwaist style. Yoked shoulders with collar. Inner neckline has 7 small mother-of-pearl buttons for additional detachable collar to drape over existing collar. Center front opening with 6 large 1-1/4" mother of pearl buttons with vertical buttonholes. Long set-in sleeves with matching button at cuff. Evidence of smocking below waist seam, but threading is missing. Street length. Unlined.
Designer's label at right seam near hem: "Traina-Norell…
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Date:
1940/1945
Creator:
Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner:
UNT College of Visual Arts + Design