Dress

Title

Dress

Creator

De la Renta, Oscar

Date

1981

Description

Day dress of navy blue wool jersey knit with white cotton pique collar and 1 1/2" white pique cuffs on the short sleeves. Below-knee-length. Collar with pinted edges. Left front opening with 7 circular navy blue plastic buttons with bound button holes. Black organza bow on tab at throat, which buttons under collar. Seaming to fit in groups of three on either side, creating slightly narrow waist and wider somewhat pleated skirt from dropped waist. Lined in navy blue synthetic(?) Shoulders with slight padding at top of shoulder to create slight puff at top. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Oscar de la Renta" Retailer's label at left side seam near hem: "Neiman-Marcus" Care label
1 dress

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Dresses (garments)

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1638832/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1638832/

Citation

De la Renta, Oscar, “Dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 23, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/38849.

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