Dress of beige and brown fine plaid silk with high, round neckline with small, unique shaped collar and tie

Title
Dress of beige and brown fine plaid silk with high, round neckline with small, unique shaped collar and tie
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Diedesch, Marie
Designer
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Description
Dress of beige and brown fine plaid silk with high, round neckline with small, unique shaped collar and tie; elbow-length dolman sleeves; release tucks radiate from wide bias midriff; 3 button closure at upper bodice with brown velvet covered buttons; circle skirt is below calf-length with two slit pockets at sides.
Designer Label
Claire McCardell clothes/ by townley
Motif
Check Plaid
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States
Date
1950/1959
Identifier
1900.001.002
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk
Technique
Unique shaped collar and attached tie Triangular pleats and seam work.
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Claire McCardell was the head designer at Townley from 1941-1958. (credit VFG)