pattern
date: label: Date made
content: 1948-1955
name: label: maker
content: Charlotte Villaret
notes: label: Description
content: Pattern; natural fine-weave muslin; right half of dress; low, square F neckline; dart from neckline shapes bustline; shaped bodice; F triangular shoulder inset and semicircular curved sleeve; flared, doubled, bias-cut panel over side of skirt; seams stitched in white thread over dotted lines marked in dark blue tailor's chalk; hemmed edges; turned-under edges are pinked; measures 46 1/2" (118 cm) down B edge.
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. 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: 1994.0263.008
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pattern