1970s womens sweater and skirt

Description:	JERRY SILVERMAN by Frank Tignino Brown cap-sleeved sweater and white polyester box-pleated skirt set. Sweater is waist length and has a wide boat neckline. Decorative white fabric ribbons weave in and out of the sweater in two rows around the neckline and tie at the left shoulder. Skirt is calf length with a single lapped zipper and a hook and eye as the center back closures. The Jerry Silverman label is named after Jerry Silverman (1910-1984), the man behind the label and one of the founders of Jerry Silverman, Inc. in 1954. Mr. Silverman was responsible for generating the companys revenue; however, he was a double graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and practiced law in New York until his career in fashion. Shannon Rodgers (1911-1996) was the designer for Jerry Silverman, Inc.; however, Mr. Rodgers trained as an architect at Clevelands Western Reserve University. He began his career drafting stage sets and became interested in stage and film costuming. The head of production for Jerry Silverman, Inc. was Sheldon Landau (?-2009). By the 1970s, Jerry Silverman was a prominent Seventh Avenue design house known for simple, elegant, and fashionable, quality ready-to-wear outfits as well as haute couture that reflected designs from Paris and from the House of Balenciaga. Internationally renown women like Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002) wore the Jerry Silverman label. In 1972, Jerry Silverman, Inc. was sold to the American textile and clothing group Warnaco Group, Inc. (fl. 1874-2001); however, Mr. Silverman retired in 1981 and Mr. Rodgers in 1980. In 1982, Mr. Silverman and Mr. Rodgers established their legacy and passion for fashion when they the founded of a museum and a fashion design and merchandising program at Kent State University by gifting thousands of historic costumes and accessories, 1000 pieces of decorative arts, and a 5000 volume reference library. While most labels from the 1960s read Shannon Rodgers for Jerry Silverman, the label on this 1970s womens sweater and skirt in the Beeman Historic Costumes collection, which is currently housed in the Department of Applied Business Studies, reads Jerry Silverman by Frank Tignino. Mr. Tignino, or Mr. T as his is called by friends, is an American designer. Before he started making haute couture, he designed for Jerry Silverman, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Geoffrey Beene. Sweater; Pullover A-line skirt; Box-pleated skirt Brown; White Solid Waist length [sweater]; Calf length [skirt] Natural waistline Boat neckline Cap sleeve Cap-sleeved No closure [sweater]; Zipper; Hooks and eyes Center back closure [skirt] Ribbon Single lapped zipper This sweater and skirt ensemble belonged to Frances (Bramble) Petty Sargent (1940-2017). After marrying Edmund F. Petty (1928-1985) in 1967, Frances became a well-known philanthropist, volunteer, and beloved community member in Muncie, Indiana and at Ball State University. Frances made many significant contributions to the City of Muncie in honor of the Ball and Petty families, and she contributed to the development of arts and culture in Muncie and at Ball State University. One prominent example that has continued after her death is the Edmund F. Petty Memorial Lecture Series of artists and historians for David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State. Frances was a generous donor, a volunteer, a founding member of the Art Alliance at the art museum, and she honored her first husbands death by establishing the lecture series. Frances was intimately involved in the planning of the lecture as well as the accompanying dinner. Edmund F. Petty was the son of Fred J. and Margaret Ball Petty and the grandson of Frank C. Ball who was one of the five Ball brothers who established the glass manufacturing Ball Corporation in Muncie in the 1880s. After the passing of Mr. Petty, Frances married Thomas A. Sargent, PhD in 1987. Dr. Sargent (1933-2023) was a professor and scholar of political science at Ball State for two decades beginning in the 1970s. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digit
Origin:	circa 1970s
Created By:	Tignino, Frank
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/4565
Collection:	Beeman, Mary Historic Costumes
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects:	Costume--History Clothing and dress--History Fashion--History Clothing & dress Costumes Shirts Skirts

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