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Evening Dress

1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black silk satin evening dress, consisting of a plain bodice with shoulder straps and a triple-flounced skirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk satin
Brief description
Evening dress of silk satin, designed by Molyneux, Paris, 1938.
Physical description
Black silk satin evening dress, consisting of a plain bodice with shoulder straps and a triple-flounced skirt.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Madame Miguel Angel Carcano
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.319-1974

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Record createdSeptember 5, 2007
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