Evening Ensemble
Autumn-Winter 2006-2007 (made)
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Haute couture evening ensemble, short evening dress with pencil skirt and padded hips in magenta silk crêpe and chiffon with metallic embroidery. Hat of magenta feathers with a gold and crystal leaping fish in the front. High heeled sandals of magenta crocodile skin. Grey satin corset with ribbon lacing, lined in ivory.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk crêpe and silk chiffon with metallic embroidery, feathered hat and crocodile skin shoes, boned satin corset |
| Brief description | Gold-embroidered magenta crepe evening dress, feathered hat and crocodile shoes, John Galliano for Dior, Autumn-Winter 2006-2007 |
| Physical description | Haute couture evening ensemble, short evening dress with pencil skirt and padded hips in magenta silk crêpe and chiffon with metallic embroidery. Hat of magenta feathers with a gold and crystal leaping fish in the front. High heeled sandals of magenta crocodile skin. Grey satin corset with ribbon lacing, lined in ivory. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | This ensemble was worn by model Katarina Ivanovska at the catwalk presentation of the a/w 2006-7 collection in July 2006. It was the 15th ensemble to appear on the catwalk, and was consequently referred to as 'Passage 15'. A label with the model's name is taped inside the corset. |
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| Accession number | T.53:1 to 5-2008 |
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| Record created | July 17, 2008 |
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