Evening Dress
1966 (made)
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White and silver evening ensemble, consisting of embroidered net dress and matelasse coat.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Beaded and sequinned net, silk matelasse brocade |
Brief description | Evening dress of embroidered net and matelasse coat, designed by Mila Schön, Milan, 1966. |
Physical description | White and silver evening ensemble, consisting of embroidered net dress and matelasse coat. |
Production type | Haute couture |
Gallery label | Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"
EVENING DRESS AND COAT
Mila Schön, 1966
Sequins on net, with silk coat
For Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball,
Mila Schön also dressed Lee Radziwill, sister
of American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Married to a Polish prince, Radziwill usually favoured French haute couture, but she chose an Italian dress for this high-profile event. The gown’s sinuous sequinned pattern is set off by the coat’s austere cut.
WORN AND GIVEN BY PRINCESS STANISLAS RADZIWILL
V&A: T.400&A-1974(05/04/2014-27/07/2014) |
Credit line | Given by Princess Stanislaus Radziwill |
Object history | This evening dress and coat was worn by Princess Lee Radziwell to Truman Capote's Black and White Ball on 28 November, 1966. Held at New York's Plaza Hotel, the party celebrated Capote's publication of his non-fiction novel 'In Cold Blood'. |
Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 |
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Accession number | T.400&A-1974 |
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Record created | September 6, 2007 |
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