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- Brooch
- J. H. Leyson Co. (manufacturer)
- 1893
- This brooch was given to Mrs. Palmer to commemorate the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Its inscription, Oro y Plata, is the state motto for Montana. The nail contained within the pin was the final nail used in construction of the Exposition's...
- 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
- 1874
- Worn on occasion of marriage by donor's mother, Mrs. John Jay Bryant, née Matilda Miller.
- CT Scan video: interior view of the Pagoda jacket
- Chicago History Museum
- 2011-07-22
- To analize the construction of the garment's interior, CT scan video were made at the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
- CT Scan video: interior view of the Swan dress
- Chicago History Museum
- 2011-08-22
- To analize the construction of the dress interior, CT scan video were made at the Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill.).
- CT Scan video: interior view of the Tree dress
- Chicago History Museum
- 2011-07-22
- To analize the construction of the dress interior, CT scan video were made at the Field Museum of Natural History (Chciago, Ill.).
- Drawing: Wrap overcoat with fur shawl collar
- Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
- Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
- Dress
- Sophie (Firm) (manufacturer)
- circa 1954
- Worn by Mrs. Phyliss Willett (1937-2006).
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Adrian, 1903-1959 (designer)
- 1938
- Worn by donor, Mrs. Henry P. Isham.
- 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
- Valentina, ca.1899-1989 (designer)
- 1934
- Worn by Mrs. Walter Paepcke, née Elizabeth Nitze (1902-94).
- Dress
- Lanvin, Jeanne, 1867-1946 (designer)
- 1937
- Worn by donor, Mrs. Foster Adams, née Courtney Letts
- Dress
- Mori, Hanae (designer)
- circa 1974
- Worn by Mrs. William T. Ylvisaker, née Jane Mitchell.
- Dress
- Valentino, 1932- (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)
- 1967
- Worn by donor, Mrs. Ralph Mills, Jr, née Helen Harvey.
- Dress
- Lucien Lelong (Firm) (creator)
- 1934
- Worn by Mrs. Thomas Taussig, née Jane Gregg Cummings.
- Dress
- Lucile (Firm) (designer)
- 1916
- Worn by Katherine Keith at her marriage to David Adler on June 1, 1916.
- Dress
- Blum's Vogue (Chicago, Ill.) (designer)
- 1927
- Hanchen Strauss and Gardner H. Stern (b. ca. 1904), both native Chicagoans, were married on February 12, 1927. The dress was purchased from Blum's Vogue in Chicago.