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Evening Cape

1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening cape of gold and silver metallic looped lamé. It is semi-circular, cut in one with sleeves and hip-length.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Metallic lamé fabric with pile texture
Brief description
Evening cape of metallic looped lamé, designed by Schiaparelli, Paris, 1933.
Physical description
Evening cape of gold and silver metallic looped lamé. It is semi-circular, cut in one with sleeves and hip-length.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Worn and given by an anonymous lady
Object history
Ref. Paris Centre de Documentation de Costume, Schiaparelli, Album no 2, 1933, no 2, p.410 (although shown in red Faille Cloqué)
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.390-1974

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2007
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