1940's Gray Double-Breasted Suit
Man's double breasted gray and blue stripe wool and acetate suit. Jacket: double breasted-3 rows buttons, wide peaked lapel, single welt breast pocket, double welt hip pockets, no back vent, 3 button sleeve placket Pants: Flat front with watch pocket, side seam and back welt pockets, 10 fly front
HCT.1985.21.11
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1940's Nylon Negligee
Off-White, nylon parachute robe and gown, lace trim, ankle length.
HCT.1996.12.1ab
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1940s Black Wool Suit
Black wool suit with gold top-stitching detail
HCT.1993.751.4ab
1940s Light Green Long Dress with Grape Motif
Short sleeve gown of light green with surplice style V neck. Fullness is drawn to left side and shirred into zipper. Slightly lowered waist with horizontal draped panel at waistline in back. Skirt wraps and drapes at hip on left side. Left hipline and right shoulder are embellished with half ball buttons covered in deep purple silk faille, sewn to create grape clusters Shoulders are heavily padded.
HCT.1986.111.29
1942
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1940s Peach Evening Gown and Jacket
Dark peach colored long acetate taffeta dress with matching short-sleeved jacket with peplum. Straight across neckline with fold-over. Wide straps. Bodice has princess seams and natural waistline with V at center front. Long skirt with side seams towards back that gets wider at hem. Center back metal zipper. Both dress and jacket are unlined. Jacket has peter pan collar, 6 covered buttons down center front to waist. Princess darts and shoulder pads. Short sleeves with cuffs. Peplum attached at waist is pleated at hips and gathered center back.
HCT.2001.20.1ab
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1940s Pink Romper
Rose colored rayon with white open squared print one-piece shorts romper/playsuit. Soft drape to fabric. Convertible collar with 2.5" points at center front. Shirtwaist style bodice with soft fold-back lapels. Center front opening to waist with four white plastic button/buttonhole closure. Short sleeves with 1" cuff; deep pleats at sleeve cap. Left breast patch pocket with flap. Small bust darts from armscye. Pleats below bust. 2" wide waistband insert. Left waist band from center front to side seam open with bodice hemmed or finished at lower edge in blouse-type style to be tucked into lower shorts section during wear. Garment opens down entire left side seam of shorts or lower section, including opening at waistline. 5 button/buttonhole closure down left side of shorts for easy dressing access. Two released pleats in bodice front at waistband insert.
Back bodice yoke. Gathers at bodice yoke seam and two stitched down released pleats at waistband. Front waistband insert continues around to back of garment.
Lower section of bifurcated romper/playsuit features one 7" stitched down then released pleat on left and right front of shorts area. Two standard waistline darts at left and right back of lower section/shorts of playsuit. Machine stitched hem at leg openings.
HCT.2001.20.10
1940s Woman's Brown Wool Two-Piece Suit
Woman's suit of brown wool gabardine a jacket in square, shirt collar style Jacket front is shaped with 2 darts at neckline, 2 fish-eye darts and 2 darts beginning at hem; Jacket back cut in princess style; 2 narrow welt pockets 5 self covered button closure up to collar; hand-stitched key hole buttonholes, center front edges are curved and hand picked
2 piece set in sleeves, padded shoulders
Lined in brown silk satin; zippered pocket in left side
A-line skirt of brown wool gaberdine
Raised contoured waistline faced with wide black gross grain, side zipper
Openings left in side fronts and side back seams to allow a belt to be laced through
Box kick pleat at center back with crow's foot stitch at top
Unlined
HCT.1993.762.3ab
1940s Yellow Crepe Dress
Collarless, cut-on long, dolman sleeves with underarm gussets. Hem edge of sleeve with vertical gathered section and dark brown elongated inset similar to shape of new moon. Three self fabric covered buttons on each sleeve with thread loop closures.
Fitted waistline and waistline seam. Dark brown angled inset from center front bodice seam to bust forming inverted V shape in front bodice. Curved overlap at front neck above point of inverted V. Six inch zipper at center back neck. Left side zipper opening in dart. Wide once inch seams throughout including waistline seam. Underlined front bodice.
Four gore back skirt. Skirt front is one piece with fine gathers four inches wide at center front but stitched down 1" deep/long. Moderate flare to skirt, especially from gathered area at center front of skirt.
Belt: One inch side self fabric belt in pumpkin with brown looped sections on each end of belt.
HCT.1991.655.17ab
1940s Yellow Print Dress
Gold summer dress with red, navy and white panels of palm, cactus and Mexican pottery print motifs. Cut on collar with V-neck, center front two button opening to waistline seam. Two two inch buttons with blush and navy yarns in center forming a pom-pom effect. Released tucks at shoulder seams and waistline seam in front bodice and at waist in back bodice. Shoulder yoke seam in back bodice with V design at center front. Set in short sleeves, center front panel of skirt and back bodice and skirt in gold fabric with 1.5 inch polka dots in red, navy and white on gold background. Left side closure of 8 hooks and eyes. Overall fabric is a border print with print used vertically and positioned strategically to form design on garment.Skirt has two released pleats on either side of front and two gore skirt with center back seam in back.
HCT.1988.418.33
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1940s Yellow Two-Piece Bathing Suit
Two-piece yellow synthetic women's bathing suit; bra, shorts and belt.
A. Shorts
Full cut shorts with seams at left and right side fronts and center front and back. 1 1/4" wide waistband with 5 self fabric belt carriers. Nylon tricot panty lining attached at waist; elastic at pant leg. 2" inseam.
B. Bra top
Bra top with 1/2" wide elastic shoulder straps that cross in back and then attach at bra sides. Bra cups lined in nylon tricot. Inverted V inset at lower edge extending to side seams; straps attach to this inset at side back
c. Belt
(.75" wide) with round yellow slide buckle
HCT.2007.27.4a-c