Dress

One of 118 items in the series: Carrie Marcus Neiman Foundation Collection of Fashion available on this site.

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Monastic dress of red and black floral printed cotton.

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Size 10

Creation Information

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958 1958.

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

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Monastic dress of red and black floral printed cotton.

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Size 10

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This object was part of the Carrie Marcus Neiman Foundation Collection of fashion items collected by Stanley and Edward Marcus in honor of their aunt, one of the original founders of Neiman-Marcus. Begun in 1938, the collection comprised important items of fashion from each season, and included many items designed by winners of the Neiman-Marcus Fashion Awards, as well as pieces owned by or collected by Carrie Marcus-Neiman.

Also referred to as a Trapeze dress. The dress is street-length, with natural shoulders, long sleeves and a high scoop neckline. At the waist is a black leather belt which passes through the garment at the sides, allowing the sides of the dress to be loose and flowing. The belt has a snap closure, and is designed to look "tied" at front.
Dress has two labels sewn inside at back of collar. Designer's label: "Claire McCardell Clothes / by Townley" and Retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus"
Belt has stamped in white on the back: "10 Claire McCardell 608"

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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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  • 1958

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  • Dec. 20, 2010, 11:16 a.m.

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  • July 20, 2022, 4:18 p.m.

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McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958. Dress, physical object, 1958; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30030/: accessed May 14, 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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