Skirt ensemble

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Three-piece cocktail ensemble consisting of jacket, blouse and skirt. A) Jacket. Cropped waist-length shell of gold embroidered black lace over patterned emerald green silk. Lined with purple patterned silk. The two outer layers and the lining are channel stitched together with black thread. The jacket shell gathers into the neckline and hem. Center front opening with five tailored buttonholes and five half-round. clear green shank buttons. High rounded neckline and long raglan sleeves. The neckline. front opening. bottom hem and cuffs are all bound with black silk ribbon. The remaining seams are overlayed with top-stitched black silk ribbon. Label stitched … continued below

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1 ensemble

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Beene, Geoffrey 1984.

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

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  • Neiman-Marcus Neiman-Marcus Co. (est. 1907 by Herbert Marcus, Carrie Marcus-Neiman, and Al Neiman)

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Three-piece cocktail ensemble consisting of jacket, blouse and skirt.
A) Jacket. Cropped waist-length shell of gold embroidered black lace over patterned emerald green silk. Lined with purple patterned silk. The two outer layers and the lining are channel stitched together with black thread. The jacket shell gathers into the neckline and hem. Center front opening with five tailored buttonholes and five half-round. clear green shank buttons. High rounded neckline and long raglan sleeves. The neckline. front opening. bottom hem and cuffs are all bound with black silk ribbon. The remaining seams are overlayed with top-stitched black silk ribbon. Label stitched center back. below neckline.

B) Blouse. Unfitted shell of gold embroidered black lace over patterned purple silk. High rounded neckline edged with gathered. scalloped. gold embroidered black lace centered with gold edged black silk ribbon. Long raglan sleeves with cuff accents of gathered. scalloped. Gold embroidered black lace centered with gold edged black silk ribbon. Center back zipper closure with hook&eye at neckline. Label stitched at right of zipper. below neckline.

C) Skirt. Fitted knee-length black silk skirt with corded waistband. Curved hipline pockets with corded edges. Centerback zipper closure from waistline to hipline. Lapped waistband closure with two large hook&bars. Bound turned back hem. Label stitched centerback. above zipper. Label "front" stitched over front waistband.

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1 ensemble

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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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  • 1984

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  • April 28, 2020, 4:45 p.m.

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  • June 3, 2021, 1:20 a.m.

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Beene, Geoffrey. Skirt ensemble, physical object, 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1637262/: accessed June 23, 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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