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    Jeffrey Banks and Bridget Foley in conversation at Parsons School of Design

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    Prussian-blue Pilgrim-collar wool coat with black buttons, Fall 1968

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    Black wool jersey gown inspired by John Singer Sargent’s ‘Madame X,’ with criscrossed back and ice-blue satin belt, Spring 1967

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    Spring 1967 gown, front

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    Pale pink silk faille ruffled cape, early 1960s.

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    Black dolman-sleeved gown, covered with bugle beads on silk chiffon, 1972

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    Olive wool twill suit with passementerie trim, early 1960s

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    Angola baby alpaca gingham swing coat in beige and white with large bone buttons from Norell’s final collection, Fall 1972

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    Silk crepe obi dress, Spring 1965

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    Camel’s hair skirt with deep hem and facing bound in silk and hemstitched by hand.

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    Ivory wool sheath evening dress made without darts, Fall 1964

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    Cashmere pea jacket, Fall 1964

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    Sable-collard double-breasted belted wool coat with matching sable muff, late 1960s

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    Late 1960s

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    Fall 1967

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    Mid-1960s tweed dress

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    Detail of sheath dress

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    Detail of a sheath dress, which eliminated the need for bust darts.

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    Jersey dress with self-fabric belt, Spring 1966

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    Fall 1960 collection

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    Empire-waisted purple sequined dress, mid-1960s

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    Black and ivory striped duchesse satin with a black fox hem, belted in trapunto-stitched pink satin and topped with a black silk jersey turtleneck, Fall 1967.

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    Little black dress

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    White cotton organdy sailor dress, Spring 1968

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    Sailor dress, Spring 1968

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    Bugle-bead-and-pearl-embroidered dress, 1963

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    Black and gold sequins in giraffe print, mid-1960s

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    Camel’s hair jacket over a sleeveless painted mermaid top and slim floor-length skirt, mid-1960s

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    Norman Norell and his models

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    Norell editorial shoot, Fall 1960

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    Looks from 1964

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    Mid-1960s

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    Silk crepe chemise with bow, mid-1960s

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