James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer); Samuel Winston Inc. (manufacturer)
1951
This dress was initially designed as a ready-to-wear dress for production by Samuel Winston. The precisely placed seams allowed the garment to be tailored to the exact measurements of its wearer. Only one other version is known to still exist: ...
Purchased by the donor, (née Marie Campbell, subsequently Marie Campbell Crane), at I. Magnin for $500. Worn at her wedding to Judge Walter J. Cummings on September 6, 1975 at Holy Name Cathedral, Lady Chapel, and Reception at the Tavern Club....
Worn by Mrs. John de Koven (neé Helen Haddock, 1836-1886) to wedding of her son Cecil Barnes and Margaret Ayer, May 21, 1910 at Saint James Episcopal Church, Cass and Huron Streets, Chicago.
Worn by Mrs. Sandy Kagan-Angell (b. 1942). This piece was worn by the donor to the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Near North Auxiliary Chapter's "Run for the Roses" event, held at the Galleria Marchetti in June of 1999. Over $15,000 was raised...
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...
Mrs.Donnelley was one of James's first clients and became aware of his talents through her friend, James's mother, Louise Brega James. Many of James's first clients were friends of his mother and his family who lived in Chicago dating back to the...
Mrs.Donnelley was one of James's first clients and became aware of his talents through her friend, James's mother, Louise Brega James. Many of James's first clients were friends of his mother and his family who lived in Chicago dating back to the...
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...
Worn by Mrs. Potter Palmer I, née Bertha Honoré, and subsequently used to decorate a Bes-Ben hat that had since been made to accommodate it. One of the medallions had also been removed and given away. It was subsequently replaced with another...
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