Dress ensemble of yellow virgin wool
- Title
- Dress ensemble of yellow virgin wool
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- Eklund, Elizabeth
- Designer
- Kimberly
- Description
- Dress ensemble of yellow virgin wool: a) Dress of yellow virgin wool with round neckline and short sleeves; pointed seam at center-front yoke with arches on each side; dress is fitted through the torso with a slight A-line, mid-length skirt; center-back zip closure b) Jacket of self-wool with spread collar and long sleeves; two front patch pockets at lower portion with a chevron seam that creates the appearance of a lapel; ornate, faceted gold buttons down center-front; fitted through the torso; hits just at the hips.
- Work Type
- ensembles (costume)
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1960/1969
- Identifier
- 1984.002.004
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Virgin Wool
- Technique
- Patch pockets Spread collar
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Kimberly was founded in 1946 by Jack and Helen Lazar. They were known for knitwear. By the 1960s they were one of the largest clothing manufacturing companies in the US. They closed in 1972. (Vintage Fashion Guild)
