Dress
ca. 1928 (designed)
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Summer day outfit consisting of a blouse, skirt and pair of cufflinks of eau-de-nil silk crêpe. Straight-cut blouse and hip length with a straight pointed collar rising from a low centre front neck opening and long straight sleeves with a turn back cuff fastening with self coloured round and dome-shaped cufflinks. Embroidered with triangular motifs made up of squares of hem-stitching with French knots in the centre. The points of the collar are arranged as a panel around the neck opening and two motifs are on the collar points. There are two small square pockets at the hip trimmed with a triangular panel arranged just above the hem stitched border. Straight-cut skirt with pleating at the sides and an elasticated waist. Straight panel front and back. The hem is hem-stitched.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk crêpe, embroidered |
| Brief description | Summer day outfit consisting of a blouse, skirt and pair of cufflinks of silk crêpe, possibly designed by Jeanne Lanvin, France, ca. 1928 |
| Physical description | Summer day outfit consisting of a blouse, skirt and pair of cufflinks of eau-de-nil silk crêpe. Straight-cut blouse and hip length with a straight pointed collar rising from a low centre front neck opening and long straight sleeves with a turn back cuff fastening with self coloured round and dome-shaped cufflinks. Embroidered with triangular motifs made up of squares of hem-stitching with French knots in the centre. The points of the collar are arranged as a panel around the neck opening and two motifs are on the collar points. There are two small square pockets at the hip trimmed with a triangular panel arranged just above the hem stitched border. Straight-cut skirt with pleating at the sides and an elasticated waist. Straight panel front and back. The hem is hem-stitched. |
| Object history | This dress was worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.142 to C-1967 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2009 |
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