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Evening Dress

1967 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Striped silk chiffon strapless sheath evening dress with a single-sleeved flowing mantle. In colours ranging from pink, emerald green, purple, orange, lime green and turquoise.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Dress
  • Mantle
Materials and techniques
Embroidered silk chiffon with sequins and beads, lined with silk, boned
Brief description
Silk chiffon strapless evening dress with a single-sleeved flowing mantle, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Paris, 1967
Physical description
Striped silk chiffon strapless sheath evening dress with a single-sleeved flowing mantle. In colours ranging from pink, emerald green, purple, orange, lime green and turquoise.
Dimensions
  • Circumference: 805mm (Note: bust)
  • Length: 1415mm
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Mr Stavros Niarchos
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • L'Officiel, March 1967, p 125
  • Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 83
Collection
Accession number
T.138&A-1974

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Record createdAugust 31, 2007
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