Dress

Title

Dress

Creator

Simpson, Adele

Date

1964/1974

Description

Dress of red polyester silk knit printed in dark red with large abstract pattern of blossoms, leaves, etc. Street length or slightly longer. V-neckline at front with 3/4-length sleeves. Bodice insert with seaming at about natural waist forming a "cummerbund" shape. Skirt is gathered into waist at base of seamed area. Center back zipper with two hook-and-eye closures at back neckline. Torso and skirt lined in red polyester. Arms unlined. Designer's label at inside back beside zipper: "Adele Simpson" Care tag at inside right seam: "Dry / Clean / Only" Union label at inside right seam: "BCTX / 697925"

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Dresses (garments)

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501299/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501299/

Citation

Simpson, Adele, “Dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 22, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/38832.

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