The model from this September 1948 Vogue advertisement wears a brown and black striped silk taffeta dress designed by the label Harvey Berin. The gathered bustle over the hips is a reference to the padded undergarment worn by women in the mid to late nineteenth century. This ensemble is completed with a black velvet pillbox hat, a black clutch and tan below the elbow gloves.

This dress by Karen Stark under the Harvey Berin label is made of silk with a floral pink and black design. The back features a V neckline with bows adorning at both the bottom of the V and at the sash encircling the waist.

First Lady Pat Nixon wore this stunning white and brown Karen Stark frock to a performance of the Broadway play “1776” in the East Room of the White House on February 22, 1972. The dress is made of a floor-length belted skirt made of dark brown velvet. The glittering top is covered in light pink and brown sequins in a diamond lattice pattern.

First Lady Pat Nixon poses with two of the actresses who performed in the Broadway play “1776” in the East Room of the White House on February 22, 1972. Note the dazzling sparkle of the sequins on her Karen Stark dress!