Dress of peach colored raw silk knit with scoop neckline with slit at center-front

Title
Dress of peach colored raw silk knit with scoop neckline with slit at center-front
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Sponenburgh, Mark
Designer
Kallman Oppenheimer, Helga
Description
Dress of peach colored raw silk knit with scoop neckline with slit at center-front; tucked fabric at bust sides creates cap sleeve; mid-length skirt wraps to left; attached belt of self-fabric with vertical bow with hook and eye closure at left-front; center-back zip.
Designer Label
Helga (there is also a Union label)
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States
Date
1950/1959
Identifier
1981.001.004
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Raw Silk
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Fashion designer Helga Kallman Oppenheimer started Helga Inc. in 1947 in San Francisco. She prefered dressy, convenient styles and natural, non-synthetic fabrics which she travelled to Europe twice a year to purchase. Helga Inc. closed in 1986 in Los Angeles.  -Myrna Oliver, Times Staff Writer.