Texas Fashion Collection http://www.tfc.unt.edu College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas Mon, 14 May 2012 20:48:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ArtWear 2012 http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1992/ http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1992/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 20:48:33 +0000 mmr0131 http://www.tfc.unt.edu/?p=1992

ArtWear was held on May 5th at the University Union. This annual juried fashion show features the designs of the graduating seniors in the Fashion Design program in UNT’s College of Visual Arts and Design. The event has been held for more than 30 years and is sponsored by Neiman Marcus.

 

For more photos from ArtWear, please click here.

Former TFC employee Jarrod Roach, recipient of the Golden Scissors Award

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Joe Barentine, a docent at Fashion on Main, recently donated this piece by Jean Paul Gaultier to the TFC.

Gift of Joe Barentine, III in memory of his father Joe P. Barentine, Jr.

]]> http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1979/feed/ 0 Color Me Spring: Paper Dresses from the 1960s http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1954/ http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1954/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:55:18 +0000 mmr0131 http://www.tfc.unt.edu/?p=1954 In 1966, Scott Paper Company began marketing paper dresses to customers for $1.25, and included coupons for Scott paper products along with the purchase. Some of the dresses matched the companies’ napkins and tablecloths and were so popular that half-a-million dresses were sold within a year. Other companies also began producing paper dresses and sold them in department stores for as much as $8.00. However, the paper dress fad ended in 1968 due to their impracticality.

These two garments from the Texas Fashion Collection are typical of the bold, bright colors and garish prints often utilized for these products.

Paper dresses

Display in the University Union of paper dresses from the 1960s

Far Left:

Jumpsuit of multicolored horizontal striped rayon fiber paper with sleeveless, empire bodice and wide legged palazzo pants with vertical stripes. Hemming was unnecessary, as garments could simply be cut to size. From Change-In-Time Boutique (Dallas, TX)

Left:

Dress of multicolored rayon fiber paper in a psychedelic print. One of the downsides of paper dresses was their highly flammable nature. This dress, however, was given a flame resistant coating. From Candy Wrappers/ Mallory Corporation (Dallas, TX). Gift of David L. George, Mallory Corporation President.

]]> http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1954/feed/ 0 Bes-Ben Hatlet http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1937/ http://www.tfc.unt.edu/1937/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:25:28 +0000 mmr0131 http://www.tfc.unt.edu/?p=1937 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

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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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