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Bes-Ben Hatlet

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The TFC has just acquired the original print of the photo below, which shows a member of the Chicago Ballet Company wearing a hat that is the same basic model as a hat in the TFC. The photo also shows Mr. Green-Field, the designer for Bes-Ben hats, with three other members of the Chicago Ballet Company. To see a photo and more information about this Bes-Ben hat in the Digital Library, please click here.

Bes-Ben Hatlet

Fashion Research Insider

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World War II Ration Stamp Print Dress

[img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_img_7552.jpg]David Crystal (Label) c. 1940
Shirtwaist style dress of brown rayon, featuring a war savings stamp print. [img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_img_7565.jpg]David Crystal (Label) c. 1940
Shirtwaist style dress of brown rayon, featuring a war savings stamp print. [img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_img_2773.jpg]
This bouquet of ration stamps is similar to that mimicked in the print of the dress.[img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_back.jpg]
This bouquet of ration stamps is similar to that mimicked in the print of the dress.[img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_img_1305.jpg]David Crystal (Label) c. 1940
Due to wartime restrictions, less luxurious fabrics were dressed up with prints. This shirtwaist style dress of brown rayon features a war savings stamp print. [img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_wss.jpg]WWII Ration Stamp
[img src=http://www.tfc.unt.edu/wp-content/flagallery/world-war-ii-ration-stamp-print-dress/thumbs/thumbs_dmn-nm-adv-1942.jpg]Neiman Marcus Ad
The dress in this advertisement is the same as the one owned by the Texas Fashion Collection.

Collection Manager Edward Hoyenski researched the history behind this ration stamp print dress that was recently shown in the exhibition Adrian: Glamour in the Age of Austerity, 1940-1947. Please click “I” in the upper right hand corner to read more information about each image.

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SMU Students Visit the TFC

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The TFC was recently used as an exciting hands-on learning resource by eight students from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. As a part of a field trip for a Fashion, History and Costume class, the students toured the collection and then each student picked a favorite piece and conducted research on it. The pictures below are of the students and Associate Professor Claudia Stephens taking a closer look at their chosen pieces. To set up your own tour or research appointment with the TFC, please click here for more information.