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    • Butterfly

    • Butterfly

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)

    • 1954

    • Charles James originally designed the Butterfly ball gown for Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr., for the price of $1,250. The sculptural design lives up to a comment once made by Spanish couturier Cristbal Balenciaga, "Charles James is not only the...
    • Cape

    • Cape

    • Liberty & Co. (designer)

    • 1904

    • Worn by Mrs. Benjamin Carpenter, née Helen Graham Fairbanks.
    • Clover

    • Clover

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)

    • circa 1948

    • During a visit to the Museum in 1974, James noted that this dress was originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. A review of the interior shows numerous alterations, including a large reduction in the overall size of the torso and hips. ...
    • Delphos

    • Delphos

    • Fortuny, Mariano, 1871-1949 (designer)

    • 1948

    • Worn by Mrs. Robert E. Carroll (née Harriet Bermingham, b. June 3, 1922 in Chicago; m. Sept. 27, 1950; d. Dec. 21, 1967). Mrs. Carroll purchased the dress in 1950 in New York City for her trousseau. The dress was initially sold twisted into a...
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Comme des Garçons (designer)

    • circa 1992

    • Worn by Mrs. Howard Bernstein.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Miyake, Issey, 1938- (designer); Issey Miyake (Firm) (designer)

    • circa 1990

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. Bonnie Deutsch.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Rhodes, Zandra, 1940- (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)

    • circa 1985
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    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Chanel (Firm) (designer)

    • 1994

    • Oprah Winfrey purchased this gown from the Chanel Boutique on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and wore it on a yachting excursion on Lake Michigan.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Versace, Gianni (designer)

    • 1991

    • Worn by Mrs. Clyde Engle.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Geoffrey Beene, Inc. (designer)

    • circa 1995

    • Worn by Mrs. Jules N. Stiffel, née Lisbeth Cherniack.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Ferragamo, Salvatore, 1898-1960 (designer)

    • 1995

    • Carrie Lannon wore this dress in 1998 to the Fashion Group International's 13th annual gala at Chicago's Four Season's Hotel. Lannon co-chaired the event, which honored the Ferragamo family for their excellence in fashion and accessory design. To...
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)

    • 1934

    • In 1934, as James's reputation as a dressmaker was growing, his mother arranged for a showing of his collection at Marshall Field and Company, Chicago's socialites "came to see their insouciant young friend, whose hats were thought clever but whose...
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Miyake, Issey, 1938- (designer); Issey Miyake (Firm) (designer)

    • 2008

    • Donor Laura Barnett Sawchyn wore this dress at an evening event in Chicago in 2008.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Poiret, Paul, 1879-1944 (designer)

    • 1914

    • Worn by Mrs. Frank Granger Logan, neé Josephine Hancock, mother of the donors.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Halston International (designer)

    • circa 1975

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. John Swearingen.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Adrian, 1903-1959 (designer)

    • 1938

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. Henry P. Isham.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Worth, Charles Frédérick, 1825-1895 (designer)

    • 1883

    • Worn by Mrs. Henry Nelson Tuttle, née Fannie Farwell.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Halston, 1932-1990 (designer); I. Magnin & Co. (distributor)

    • circa 1977

    • Worn by donor, née Abra Prentice, born on July 30, 1942, married on September 14, 1968, and divorced in 1976.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Halston, 1932-1990 (designer); I. Magnin & Co. (distributor)

    • circa 1976

    • Worn by donor, née Lynne Walker (born 1928, married July 19, 1969 to Leo Durocher). Worn with silver sandals, diamond and pearl jewelry, and fur wrap to the Chicago Lyric Opera opening in 1976 and the Big Brothers Charity Ball at the Casino Club,...
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Valentina, ca.1899-1989 (designer)

    • 1934

    • Worn by Mrs. Walter Paepcke, née Elizabeth Nitze (1902-94).

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