Women's clothing collection, 1980-1989

Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia. College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Photographs
Date:
1980-1989
Extent:
149 item(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Women's clothing collection, HCTC010, Anne Barge Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia.

Background

Biographical / historical:

The collection includes examples of everyday and ceremonial dress from the 19th and 20th centuries. Highlights include a brown printed cotton dress from the 1830s, a man's beaver skin stove pipe hat from the early 19th century, a child's two-piece outfit from the 1880s, and a Mother Hubbard dress from the 1890s. Several 19th century wedding dresses, christening gowns, quilts and coverlets also make up the excellent collection. Other items of note include a woman's automobile duster, Edwardian dresses and skirts, 1920s flapper dresses, tailored women's suits from the 1940s, and paper dresses from the 1960s. The collection incorporates examples of ready-to-wear garments from leading American designers such as Claire McCardell, Pauline Trigere, Bill Blass, Mary McFadden, and Geoffrey Beene, and international designers Yves St. Laurent, Mariano Fortuny, and Sonia Rykiel. Also included in the inventory are a number of textiles and clothing pieces from around the world including Japan, Guatemala, Korea, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Thailand.

Custodial history:

This collection is a teaching collection that belongs to the College of Family and Consumer Science.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Women's clothing collection, HCTC010, Anne Barge Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia.