Sportswear ensemble

Title

Sportswear ensemble

Creator

Cashin, Bonnie

Date

1956-23

Description

Ensemble consisting of green leather jacket and green and black striped knit dress with green leather belt. A) The sheath-style street-length dress is of wool jersey with a knitted pattern of horizontal green and black stripes. It has very short sleeves and a wide boat neckline, and is unlined. B) The dress has an accompanying green leather belt that ends in fringe. C) The street-length coat is of matching green leather, with long sleeves and tuxedo collar that extends to lower hem. The center-front opening has no closures, and there is a welt pocket at each side seam. The coat is lined in the same fabric the dress is made from, and faces the tuxedo collar and opening. There are no designer labels in the garments, and the coat has retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus / Trophy Room".
1 ensemble

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Neiman-Marcus Trophy Room
Coats (garments)
Dresses (garments)

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1636917/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1636917/

Citation

Cashin, Bonnie, “Sportswear ensemble,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 28, 2026, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39609.

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