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Evening Dress

late 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full length evening dress of royal blue satin. It has a frilled double thickness collar gathered into a high neckline which stands up and away from the back neck, down on the sides and low at the front.

It has a fitted bodice and long tapering sleeves with underarm gusset and an A-line skirt gathered into the waist. The front hem is slightly raised. The dress has a centre back seam and hook fastening and a tie belt attached at the back seam. It is fully lined in matching silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Satin and silk lining
Brief description
Evening dress of satin, designed by Givenchy, Paris, late 1970
Physical description
Full length evening dress of royal blue satin. It has a frilled double thickness collar gathered into a high neckline which stands up and away from the back neck, down on the sides and low at the front.

It has a fitted bodice and long tapering sleeves with underarm gusset and an A-line skirt gathered into the waist. The front hem is slightly raised. The dress has a centre back seam and hook fastening and a tie belt attached at the back seam. It is fully lined in matching silk.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
Woven label, black on white 'GIVENCHY' (On woven label in black on white)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Paul Mellon
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.241-1974

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Record createdSeptember 4, 2007
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