Evening Dress
1955 (designed)
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Fashion magazines such as British Vogue and Harper's Bazaar presented the London collections with the social calendar in mind. Key events would include the Royal Garden Party, Goodwood, Wimbledon, Ascot and Cowes, coming-out dances and summer balls.
This dress was said to have been worn by Lady Diana Herbert for a ball at Wilton House and reflects the designer Victor Stiebel's (1907-76) interest in historical dress.
This dress was said to have been worn by Lady Diana Herbert for a ball at Wilton House and reflects the designer Victor Stiebel's (1907-76) interest in historical dress.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk taffeta overlaid with matching wild silk organza, boned |
| Brief description | Evening dress of silk taffeta and wild silk organza, probably designed by Victor Stiebel, made in London, 1955 |
| Physical description | Evening dress of striped turquoise and white silk taffeta, overlaid with matching blue, wild silk organza. The dress is strapless with a full length flaring skirt trimmed from knee to hem with a deep flounce. The blue organza is draped over bodice and skirt caught up at the centre back to suggest a bustle and to allow view of the skirt flounce. The bodice is boned but not lined. It fastens at the centre back with a white metal zip. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
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| Credit line | Given by Cecil Beaton |
| Object history | Lady Diana Herbert was reputed to have worn this dress for her much reported ball at Wilton House in 1955. (Wilton House is the seat of the Earl of Pembroke, and Lady Diana Herbert the sister of the Earl) When this dress was displayed in "The Cutting Edge", and this provenance reported in the accompanying book, Lady Diana Herbert contacted the Museum to say that she had never seen it before. |
| Summary | Fashion magazines such as British Vogue and Harper's Bazaar presented the London collections with the social calendar in mind. Key events would include the Royal Garden Party, Goodwood, Wimbledon, Ascot and Cowes, coming-out dances and summer balls. This dress was said to have been worn by Lady Diana Herbert for a ball at Wilton House and reflects the designer Victor Stiebel's (1907-76) interest in historical dress. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustration by Jacques Demachy for Harper's Bazaar, May 1952 p.53. Original illustration now V&A: E.686-1997
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| Accession number | T.6-1977 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2006 |
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