Maternity dress

Description

A) Maternity dress of black and white wool houndstooth knit. Styled to resemble a coat dress, it is knee-length or slightly below. Round, slightly standing collar. Center front faux opening placket with 4 black plastic hemispherical buttons; space between bottom two buttons for belt to tie. Long sleeves edged with narrow band of black crochet with pendant black fringe. Same trim on hem of dress. Center back zipper with hook-and-eye at base of collar. Shoulders lined in black. Designer's label at right shoulder-blade: "Page Boy / Dallas" B) Tie belt of same fabric; 2" wide.

Physical Description

1 dress

Creation Information

Page Boy Maternity 1965/1970.

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. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Designer

  • Page Boy Maternity Page Boy Maternity (est. Dallas, Texas, USA, 1938 by Elsie Frankfurt. Acquired by Mothers Work Inc., 1994)

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Description

A) Maternity dress of black and white wool houndstooth knit. Styled to resemble a coat dress, it is knee-length or slightly below. Round, slightly standing collar. Center front faux opening placket with 4 black plastic hemispherical buttons; space between bottom two buttons for belt to tie. Long sleeves edged with narrow band of black crochet with pendant black fringe. Same trim on hem of dress. Center back zipper with hook-and-eye at base of collar. Shoulders lined in black.

Designer's label at right shoulder-blade: "Page Boy / Dallas"

B) Tie belt of same fabric; 2" wide.

Physical Description

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

  • 1965/1970

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Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • April 15, 2020, 2:36 p.m.

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  • May 28, 2021, 2:07 a.m.

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Page Boy Maternity. Maternity dress, physical object, 1965/1970; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1634365/: accessed June 3, 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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