Self-fringed peplum and cape sleeves score extra fashion points for this buttoned and belted day dress in Travilla's unique color for Spring - Paradise Green, seen here in silk linen.
An evening dress that's sure to be a conversation piece is developed by
Travilla in re-embroidered African-brown lace over tucked organdy, with
a skirt cut to a handkerchief point, touching the floor in the back.
The waist is banded in turquoise.
Travilla lavishly uses black silk chiffon in this late-day dress, notable
for a draped torso line made more slender by a flared skirt and topped by an extravagant overskirt. A French pink silk rose centers
the wide cape collar.
A black sketch version of the white dress is below.
White chiffon embroidered in vertical lines of white satin beads
over a nude crepe slip.
Shirt dress of white silk corded organza. A waistband of turquoise with button and bow to add details of femininity.
Travilla often used the same pose or a mirrored version in his designs as he did with these three sketches.
To show off a favorite necklace, Travilla has designed this black Bovary crepe dress with a draped fold at the neckline through which you can slip the jewelry. The midriff is laid in wide horizontal tucks.
Highlighting blonde shades for Summer, Travilla makes a pale honey-hued silk Dupioni fitted sheath with a portrait neckline, diagonal folds marking the midriff, and the subtle accent of a beautifully fashioned silk rose.
This Travilla street dress of beige wool crepe cleverly uses slot seaming to widen the shoulder line and accent the slender wrap-around skirt.
Fine sheer wool, printed in agate tones, makes this tunic dress by Travilla capable of filling every daytime need right up to the evening. Extra flattery in the widened collar and extra dash in the polished black leather belt.
Travilla uses silk faille in a brilliant sapphire tone for this cocktail. It features his favorite "portrait neckline," with a cape collar that pulls through one side of the snug bodice to become a wide flange on the gently rounded skirt.
A cocktail-length gown of emerald-green silk faille accented by a butterfly overskirt stemming from a fabric-covered center buckle.
It's the same dress! Its asset is the white silk satin blouse. Without it, the jumper of black imported silk faille magically switches from cocktails or restaurants to more formal events. Tailored fabric bows mark the sides of the wide neckline at the front. Shoulder straps widen at the back, become a part of the bodice, and end in loose square flaps.
Opulent fabric, styled in a theatre costume of the utmost simplicity, is a beautiful contribution to the Autumn scene. A leafy pattern of burnt umber cut velvet on a heavy silver-grey damask is shown with a simple, fitted bodice, a gently rounded skirt, and a detachable capelet, one of Travilla's most wearable formal dresses.
Sunburst pleating, stain banding, and an extravagant cape collar make a striking dress of honey-toned silk organza designed by Travilla for dinner and the theatre. The collarless coat of matching stain is not but it is shown, cut with fullness to complement the dress.
Formal gown of pearl gray silk with a slashed V-neckline.
Sleeves trimmed in chinchilla.
African-brown silk satin done grandly--figure-defining, and with a butterfly overskirt that is a signature of Travilla. This overskirt always makes a beautiful, mobile "frame" for the figure.
Intricate pleating adds drama to the back of this heavy white damask silk satin ballgown.
A daytime dress of imported pebble wool is accented with a simulated vestee of silk faille, which accents the cutaway line, and a worn white silk chiffon Ascot scarf.
An evening coat of Bianchini ombre silk brocade ranging from gold to chocolate with a Persian pattern. Pleated panels at each side of the coat are effectively used in the darkest shade. Underneath, a dress in the same brocade.
1959 white version of the silver lame gown Marilyn Monroe wore to the 1954 Photoplay Awards.
A short evening silk chiffon dress in pink, black, or white has a swirled harem skirt banded with matching satin. The bodice is draped softly into folds, and the chiffon offers a complete foundation to eliminate undergarments.
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