Not currently on display at the V&A

Evening Dress

late 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk crêpe and satin evening dress with belt and crêpe-de-Chine petticoat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Dress
  • Belt
  • Petticoat
Materials and techniques
Silk crêpe, satin, organza lining, crêpe-de-Chine
Brief description
Silk crepe and satin dress with belt and petticoat, Hubert de Givenchy, Paris, late 1970
Physical description
Silk crêpe and satin evening dress with belt and crêpe-de-Chine petticoat.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Mrs Paul Mellon
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.240 to B-1974

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Record createdSeptember 4, 2007
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