Dress of apple green stretch woven polyester smooth knit with spread collar

Title
Dress of apple green stretch woven polyester smooth knit with spread collar
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Palmer, Pati
Designer
Palmer, Pati
Description
Dress of apple green stretch woven polyester smooth knit with spread collar; darts at bust; long sleeves are gathered into cuffs that close by a concealed snap; accent button on cuffs; buttons down front with self-covered buttons; waistline has a drawstring casing with a tie belt woven through; lined in pale light green synthetic.
Motif
Whole piece is bright green
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States
Date
1970/1979
Identifier
2018.002.024
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Polyester Knit
Technique
Spread collar Bust darts Bound buttonholes Covered buttons and snaps Drawstring casing
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
This dress was sewn by Pati Palmer in 1971 while running the Meier & Frank sewing school from 1970 to 1976.  The fabric was lofty on this dress and I thought it might be a coat, but it is a dress.