Brought from Paris and part of the trousseau of Carolyn Baum (born August 7, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died March 28, 1993). She was married on November 15, 1925 in Chicago to Modie Joseph Spiegel, Jr. (born January 29, 2901, died...
Worn by Paul B. Norland as a page at the wedding of Mattie Quales and Ernst A. Erickson in 1897. The wedding took place at the Quales family homestead at 1951 West Schiller Street, Chicago, where Mr. and Mrs. Erickson lived after their marriage....
Bridesmaid gown for the wedding of Mary Seymour Adams, daughter of donor, and George Berkely Young at St. James Episcopal Church, March 24, 1944. The bridesmaids were: Mrs. Cyrus Hall (Harriet Haynes) Adams III; Mrs. Gerald V. (Elizabeth Armour)...
Worn by Magdalen Szczesny (born 1904, died 1980) on the occasion of her marriage to Robert Lisenbey (born 1905, died 1970) on May 30, 1930 in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.
Adrian, 1903-1959 (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)
1948
Worn by Mrs. Bliss née Sherl Becker (b. October 19, 1909) for business occasions during the day. Mrs. Bliss wore the dress with a chartreuse blouse and black shoes.
Worn by donor, Mrs. William McCormick Blair Jr., who purchased the dress for $2,125 and wore this Balenciaga evening gown to an opening of the Metropolitan Opera.
Purchased by donor in the late Spring or Summer 1969 from Saks Fifth Avenue (sent from NYC). Worn to the Boys Club Ball at the Shedd Aquarium when the donor was the Chairman of the Ball. Subsequently worn to North Shore debut parties and parties...
The donor wore this ensemble from 2004 to June of 2008 at various day and early evening functions both around Chicago and in Europe. She purchased the piece in Antwerp from the design house of Christoph Brioch, one of the leading Dutch contemporary...
Dior, Christian (designer); Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)
1948
This hat was purchased by the donor, then 21 years old, during her self-titled "European Odyssey," from the House of Christian Dior (30 avenue Montaigne) in Paris on July 2, 1948. Ms. Holabird remembers having been "overwhelmed" by the elegant...
Dior, Christian (designer); Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)
circa 1955
Christian Dior was especially fond of his very wealthy clients who could afford to be dressed from head to toe with Dior products. The House of Dior offered the fashionable woman a full range of clothing, accessories, and even perfume. For some...
Dior, Christian (designer); Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)
1948
Worn by donor, Mrs. William Englehaupt (Dorothy Fuller). Dorothy Fuller's name is synonymous with Chicago fashion; she has worked in the industry for more than fifty years. During the Dior era, Fuller was assistant fashion director of Marshall...
