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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...
    • Drawing: Ball gown with tiered skirt

    • Drawing: Ball gown with tiered skirt

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
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    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
    • Drawing: Ball gown with tiered skirt

    • Drawing: Ball gown with tiered skirt

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
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    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
    • Drawing: Ball gown with tiered skirt

    • Drawing: Ball gown with tiered skirt

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
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    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
    • Drawing: Evening dress

    • Drawing: Evening dress

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
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    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
    • Drawing: Evening dress

    • Drawing: Evening dress

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
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    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
    • Drawing: Evening dress with demi-cape

    • Drawing: Evening dress with demi-cape

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
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    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.
    • Drawing: Evening dress with demi-cape

    • Drawing: Evening dress with demi-cape

    • 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.
    • Drawing: Evening dress with demi-cape

    • Drawing: Evening dress with demi-cape

    • Lopez, Antonio, 1943-1987 (artist); James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)

    • 1972

    • Subject description is based on the document provided by Charles James at the time of the donation.

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