Evening dress
- Place of origin:
Paris (made)
- Date:
1950 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Balmain, Pierre, born 1914 - died 1982 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Velvet with sable trim, lined with taffeta and chiffon, and boned
- Credit Line:
Given by Stella, Lady Ednam
- Museum number:
T.48-1974
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Full length red velvet dress, fitted and straight at the front, and with a short fish-tail train. The bodice has a single strap and is trimmed with sable and a velvet bow. There is a centre back zip fastening.
The skirt is lined with white chiffon and the bodice is lined with taffeta and boned.
Place of Origin
Paris (made)
Date
1950 (made)
Artist/maker
Balmain, Pierre, born 1914 - died 1982 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Velvet with sable trim, lined with taffeta and chiffon, and boned
Dimensions
Circumference: 87 cm Bust, Circumference: 84 cm Waist, Diameter: 40 cm Skirt footprint
Descriptive line
Velvet evening dress, designed by Pierre Balmain, Paris, 1950.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Vickers, H., 'Cecil Beaton' in Wilcox, C., ed., The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-57 (V&A Publications, London), p.166
Materials
Velvet; Fur; Taffeta; Chiffon; Whalebone
Techniques
Weaving; Sewing
Categories
Fashion; Evening wear; Women's clothes
Production Type
Haute couture
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
