Clothing

Dublin Core

Title

Clothing

Description

A selection of women's clothing from ACHM's Permanent Collection

Date

1910-1930

Collection Items

Shift Dress
Simple black “peasant” or “folk” style shift dress. Features lace and flower embroidery detailing.

Dress with Shoulder Draping
Green silk satin dress featuring a sash on the left shoulder, as well as a drop waist and bow. 2019.02.03

Embroidered Flowers Dress
White silk chiffon dress, embroidered with wildflowers and pink chrysanthemums. Along with its classic drop waist design, a tiered hem skirt gives the dress its structure. 2019.02.04

Fur Collar Coat
Oversized, brown fur collar coat made of a silk blend. Features large bottons, a small inside pocket, a hand-painted floral design on the bottom half and sleeves. 1983.01.04

Robe/Dressing Gown
Cream silk robe with a printed nonspecific floral/nature pattern in pinks, greens, and blues that imitate a traditional Japanese kimono pattern. 

Chemise
Pink silk blend and lace "step-in" chemise with a bandeau top. The bandeau has hook and eye closures in the back of the garment. 1984.02.15

Casual Day Dress
This casual day dress has a drop waist and scalloped hem. It is made from a thin, blue fabric with yellow piping and embroidery details around the hem and on the sleeves. It was purchased at Franklin Simon & Company, once located on Fifth Avenue…

Black and White Evening Dress
Black and white chiffon and silk satin evening dress. It features an empire waist, embroidery, an asymmetrical, draped skirt, and velvet ribbon and rosette detailing in the back. 2019.02.11

Belted Dress
Green silk crêpe de Chine dress with a rhinestone buckle belt. It has an overall straight cut, an asymmetrical handkerchief hemline, and low-cut back. 

Beaded Dress
Beaded drop waist evening dress made from green silk chiffon. It has a low v-shaped neckline, with low armholes, coupled with a decorative “slip” with a square neckline. It features Art Deco inspired metallic embroidery and pink, green, brown, and…
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