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Clothes make the exhibit at Evanston's Dawes House
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A 1950s black wool cocktail dress designed by Christian Dior of
Paris is among the treasures displayed in Gems from the Collection, a
new exhibit at the Evanston Historical Society's Charles Gates Dawes
House.
The Dior dress was commissioned for an Evanston resident by her
father.
"Dior was at the height of his fame and success as a premier
fashioner designer," said Janet C. Messmer, the Evanston Historical
Society costume curator. The original owner still lives in Evanston
and she recently "visited" her dress in the exhibit.
A green pleated silk gown is by Mariano Fortuny of Venice. A black ...
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