Dress
1960s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Evening dress of black wool crêpe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool crêpe |
| Brief description | Evening dress of black wool crêpe, designed by Sorelle Fontana, Rome, 1960s |
| Physical description | Evening dress of black wool crêpe. |
| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"
EVENING DRESS FOR AVA GARDNER
Sorelle Fontana, about 1960
Wool
Located just off Rome’s Spanish Steps, couture house Sorelle Fontana catered to the Italian elite along with a host of Hollywood celebrities.
Actress Ava Gardner was among their most loyal clients. The Fontana sisters designed film costumes for Gardner as well as private commissions such
as this wool crêpe dress.
GIVEN BY MRS BEATRICE COLE AND MRS MYRA PEARCE
IN MEMORY OF MISS AVA GARDNER
V&A: T.291-1990(05/04/2014-27/07/2014) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Beatrice Cole and Mrs Myra Pearce, in memory of Miss Ava Gardner |
| Object history | Registered File number 1990/1420. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.291-1990 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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