Pierre Cardin camel (light brown) wool hooded dress ensemble (dress & cape); short dress, semi-high round neckline in front, higher in back; sleeveless; yoked waistband; dirndl pocket front; snaps center back; waist fastens with large button; top stitched at neckline and waistband; lined in beige silk; hooded cape, double breasted-large buttons, large bow at neckline; top stitched on hood and along back.
This dress was worn by Mrs. Frank (Isabel) Eberstadt. Isabel was the daughter of poet Ogden Nash. Born in 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, she later married Frederick Eberstadt. Frederick was a well-known photographer and style-setter in New York City. They were key figures in the New York social scene in the 1960s and 70s. Isabel was a graduate of Bryn Mawr and a published writer.
Rust wool mini dress with orange and green rhinestone and silver foil accents. Foil and rhinestones go around the armscye seam, neckline, and hem of the dress. Dress also features diamond/ square shaped cut outs around the skirt that are also lined by the foil and rhinestones. Thin belt.
Source
HCT.1985.22.3
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Provenance
This dress belonged to Eugenia Sheppard who was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1899. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1921 and began working for the Columbus Dispatch in the 1930s. Eugenia moved to New York in 1937 and was on the staff of Women's Wear Daily for 18 months before joining The New York Herald Tribune. She became the fashion editor in 1947 and began her now-famous fashion column, Inside Fashion." It was a noted column as she included gossipy details about designers and their clients in addition to describing the clothes."