pattern
date: label: Date made
content: 1948-1955
name: label: maker
content: Charlotte Villaret
notes: label: Description
content: Pattern; natural-colored, loose-weave muslin; R half of dress, with small rolled collar, and turned-back lapel at F; collar of pink cotton; triangular flange of pink, set into trinagular seam, extends from under collar, pointing toward shoulder, with lower edge extending down bodice to waistline; long, curved sleeve is cut as an extension of bodice; fitted bodice; slightly flared skirt with doubled pleat at CB; additional pink applique forms pointed tab at CF waistline, then curves down and folds up, with elliptical opening at C, forming opening for hip pocket; button placement down CF opening edge marked in dark blue tailor's chalk; measures 45" (114.3 cm) down B edge.
label: Description
content: Marks: 403
label: Description
content: Donor was daughter of Charlotte Villaret. Villaret worked for Valentina, Muriel King, and Charles James in late 1930s through 1950s; then was in business for herself in New York and San Antonio, Texas. According to donor, Villaret's clients included Elise A. Roosevelt, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Grace Moore and Lily Pons. Pattern was probably acquired while Villaret was working for designers Valentina, Muriel King, or Charles James in NYC as stylist, where she would cut and fit the garment. The Smithsonian accepted some Villaret garments from donor and the rest went to Marymount University's Costume and Textile collection.
label: Description
content: A short biography of Villaret written by donor includes personal anecdotes about her experience working for Muriel King and Charles James. See accession file for details.
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ginette V. Patch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0263.012
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pattern