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Evening Ensemble

Autumn-Winter 2006-2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Evening Dress
  • Hat
  • Evening Shoe
  • Evening Shoe
  • Corset
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 typeHaute 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.
Collection
Accession number
T.53:1 to 5-2008

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Record createdJuly 17, 2008
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