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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...
    • 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.
    • 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

    • Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer)

    • circa 1938

    • Worn by Mrs. A. Watson Armour III to Chicago's annual Assembly Ball.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Dior, Christian (designer); Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)

    • 1951

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. Kennedy Gilchrist.
    • Dress with wrap

    • Dress with wrap

    • Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972 (designer)

    • 1961

    • Worn by Mrs. George Connor. Worn for the last time by model Shelley MacArthur in 1985 Chicago Historical Society Donor's Ball Fashion Show.
    • Ensemble: blouse, skirt and underskirt

    • Ensemble: blouse, skirt and underskirt

    • Rhodes, Zandra, 1940- (designer)

    • circa 1979

    • Worn by Mrs. Angelo Richard Arena, née Alice Paluzuelos, to the opening of the Marshall Field & Co. store in Houston, Texas in November, 1980; to the opening of the Lyric Opera in September, 1981; to dinner honoring Princess Margaret at the Casino...
    • Ensemble: tunic and trousers

    • Ensemble: tunic and trousers

    • Blass, Bill (designer)

    • 1969

    • 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...
    • Swan

    • Swan

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)

    • 1954

    • Designed initially in black silk chiffon and tulle, this gown became James's most executed custom order. Vogue featured the garment in 1951. James's wife, Nancy, wore it in the mid 1950s and he created at least one version with a cocktail-length...

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