Not currently on display at the V&A

Cocktail Dress

1940s (made)
Artist/Maker
Hartnell, Norman (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Cocktail dress of black crêpe and taffeta.


Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Fashion
Evening Wear
Object type
Cocktail dress
Materials and techniques
Crêpe and taffeta
Crêpe
Taffeta
Brief description
Cocktail dress of black crêpe and taffeta, designed by Norman Hartnell, England, 1940s.
Physical description
Cocktail dress of black crêpe and taffeta.
Credit line
Given by Mr Norris Wakefield
Object history
Registered File number 1986/1231.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.219-1986

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O366119/cocktail-dress-hartnell-norman/
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