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Dress

1901
Artist/Maker
Debenham & Freebody

Silk dress with matching petticoat and drawers.


Object details

Object type
Dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Petticoat/Knickers
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Skirt dancing dress, 1901, with petticoat-knicker combination undergarment
Physical description
Silk dress with matching petticoat and drawers.
Object history
Skirt dancing was a popular form of stage entertainment for several decades. It was originated by the music hall performer Kate Vaughan in the 1870s, and became a craze. It was a mixture of ballet steps and acrobatic movements, and the dancers wore long full-skirted dresses which they could also manipulate to give decorative effects such as wings, or flames.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
T.201-1970

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1130160/dress-debenham--freebody/
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