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Carresaute

Evening Dress
1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lucile (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Two-piece evening dress, bodice and skirt, blue silk chiffon, lavishly trimmed with cream lace, pink silk ribbon rosebuds, metallic embroidery, and self-fabric ruffles and frills. Mounted on boned cream silk bodice lining and satin skirt lining

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Evening Wear
Formal Wear
Clothing
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Evening dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Bodice
  • Evening Dress
  • Skirt
  • Evening Dress
TitleCarresaute (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silk chiffon over silk linings, boning, metallic embroidery, lace, ribbon flowers, self fabric ruffles and frills
Silk Chiffon
Metal Thread
Lace
Ribbon
Silk Satin
Silk Taffeta
Embroidery
Dress-Making
Brief description
Evening dress, blue silk chiffon, lace and metallic embroidery.
Physical description
Two-piece evening dress, bodice and skirt, blue silk chiffon, lavishly trimmed with cream lace, pink silk ribbon rosebuds, metallic embroidery, and self-fabric ruffles and frills. Mounted on boned cream silk bodice lining and satin skirt lining
Dimensions
  • Bodice waist (measured inside garment) circumference: 66cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bodice bust (measured inside garment) circumference: 94cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bodice waistband (measured inside garment) circumference: 65cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bodice across back width: 30cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bodice nape waist length: 37cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bodice sleeve (underarm cuff) length: 19cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bodice sleeve (shoulder cuff) length: 21cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Skirt waist (measured inside garment) circumference: 67cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Skirt waist hem length: 100cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
Lucile Ltd (Label woven into waist stay)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.42:1&2-2007

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Record createdJuly 28, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164353/carresaute-evening-dress-lucile/
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