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- 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...
- Corset
- Lemal, Madame (creator)
- 1909
- Worn by the donor at her wedding in 1909.
- Dress
- Dior, Christian (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)
- 1948
- This gown is from the first Dior New York Collection designed by Christian Dior. It should be belted very tightly at the waist with a rust colored belt. Worn by donor, Mrs. William Englehaupt (Dorothy Fuller). Dorothy Fuller's name is synonymous...
- Dress
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer); Samuel Winston Inc. (manufacturer)
- 1951
- This dress was initially designed as a ready-to-wear dress for production by Samuel Winston. The precisely placed seams allowed the garment to be tailored to the exact measurements of its wearer. Only one other version is known to still exist: ...
- Ensemble: dress, jacket, and headdress
- Bonwit Teller & Co. (designer)
- 1951
- Worn by Nathalie Jowler on June 16, 1951 married to Lee Winfield Alberts.
- Ensemble: jacket and skirt
- Sant'Angelo, Giorgio (designer)
- 1980-1989
- Worn by the donor with brown body stocking. This ensemble was exhibited by the designer as a wedding dress inspired by Native American costume.
- Ensemble: jacket, skirt, collar, and scarf
- Dior, Christian (designer); Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)
- 1951
- Purchased by Maxine Wishnick for her trip to Paris in 1951 with her husband, Dr. Seymour Wishnick.
- Ensemble: nightgown and bed jacket
- Henri Bendel (Firm) (manufacturer)
- 1940
- From donor's wedding trousseau. Purchased in New York City.
- La Sirène
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
- circa 1941
- James launched this mermaid-like gown early in his career and created several versions of it over a period of twenty years. The name of the dress, La Sirène, refers to sea creatures in Greek mythology who used their enchanting voices to lure...
- Tree
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
- 1957
- James created his first Tree gown in 1955; this version followed two years later. He stated that the design used "faille stretched like a ruched membrane over a stiffened shell molded NOT to the figure of the client, but to the shape I wished it...