Floor length red Halston with spaghetti straps, bias cut; closely fitting through the torso, below spread in wide A-gored skirt (no waist seam).
Source
HCT.1991.576.4
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Provenance
This dress was worn by Evelyn Bergman Lape. Eve was born in London, England in 1937. She attended both Columbia and Boston University. Eve worked in real estate and as a fashion consultant in New York City. Her husband, Bob Lape, was a t.v. personality and food critic who began Eyewitness Gourmet in 1970.
Blue below knee length dress, slightly fitted, bias cut, boat neck, long dolman sleeves; asymmetric flounce at the front and back.
Source
HCT.1987.45.5
Date
1976-1983
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Provenance
This dress was worn by Jeanne Bonnet McCoy. Jeanne was born in 1915 and was the oldest of three daughters. She graduated from Bexley High School in 1933 and from The Ohio State University in 1937 with a B.A. in English. She married John G. McCoy in 1944. John was the President and CEO of City National Bank & Trust Co which would transform into Bank One under his leadership.