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    • Cape

    • Cape

    • Robina (Paris, France) (designer)

    • circa 1900

    • Worn by Mrs. Bertha Honoré Palmer.
    • Card case

    • Card case
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    • circa 1865

    • Belonged to Mrs. Bertha Honoré Palmer (1850-1918), mother-in-law of the donor.
    • 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. ...
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Comme des Garçons (designer)

    • circa 1992

    • Worn by Mrs. Howard Bernstein.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Dior, Christian (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)

    • circa 1955

    • Worn by Mrs. John William Straub, 1926-2007 née Jane Easter. Purchased at Marshall Field & Company Bridal Salon.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Miyake, Issey, 1938- (designer); Issey Miyake (Firm) (designer)

    • circa 1990

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. Bonnie Deutsch.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Rhodes, Zandra, 1940- (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)

    • circa 1985
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    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Comme des Garçons (designer)

    • circa 1996

    • Worn by Mrs. Ronald Krueck, née Anstiss Hammond.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Sophie (Firm) (manufacturer)

    • circa 1954

    • Worn by Mrs. Phyliss Willett (1937-2006).
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Geoffrey Beene, Inc. (designer)

    • circa 1995

    • Worn by Mrs. Jules N. Stiffel, née Lisbeth Cherniack.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Halston International (designer)

    • circa 1975

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. John Swearingen.
    • Dress

    • Dress

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

    • circa 1950

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. Gardner H. Stern, née Hanchen Strauss.
    • Dress

    • Dress

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

    • circa 1954

    • This dress was worn by the donor, Mrs. Henry D. Paschen (Maria Tallchief). Although the donor does not remember altering this garment, there are signs of alterations throughout the bodice, waist and skirt hem. The original lining to the bodice has...
    • Dress

    • 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

    • 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

    • Mori, Hanae (designer)

    • circa 1974

    • Worn by Mrs. William T. Ylvisaker, née Jane Mitchell.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Flynn, A., Mrs. (creator)

    • 1901

    • Florence Hooker Cheney (died circa 1905) wore this dress when she married William Cheney Jr. on September 11, 1901. Worn with bright pink satin corset (1984.503.17) and possibly also bright pink garters (1984.503.18).
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Chaumont, Marcelle, b. 1871 (designer)

    • circa 1938

    • Worn by donor, Mrs. Howard Linn.
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Worth, Charles Frédérick, 1825-1895 (designer); Worth and Bobergh (designer)

    • circa 1884

    • Worn by Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick, née Nancy "Nettie" Fowler (1835-1923).
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • Callot Soeurs (Firm) (designer)

    • circa 1928

    • Worn by Mrs. Potter Palmer II, née Pauline Kohlsaat.

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