Dress
1970s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Chemise dress of crushed velvet and plain silk with long sleeves. Black crushed velvet with black silk ruffles edging the hem, large Peter Pan collar, and turned back cuffs. Collar and cuffs also accented with wide black silk rouleau. Zip down the front. Black satin ribbon to be tied in a bow at the collar. Rounded square buttons fastening cuffs, cufflink-style.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Crushed velvet, plain silk and satin ribbon |
| Brief description | Chemise dress of crushed velvet and plain silk, designed by Hubert de Givenchy, Paris, 1970s. |
| Physical description | Chemise dress of crushed velvet and plain silk with long sleeves. Black crushed velvet with black silk ruffles edging the hem, large Peter Pan collar, and turned back cuffs. Collar and cuffs also accented with wide black silk rouleau. Zip down the front. Black satin ribbon to be tied in a bow at the collar. Rounded square buttons fastening cuffs, cufflink-style. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Anonymous gift. |
| Production | No label Attribution note: Possibly; but extent of handfinishing suggests couture. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.155-1998 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2007 |
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