Evening Dress
1989 (designed)
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Short evening dress in emerald green silk and white satin draped around a corset foundation, and form-fitting with one shoulder/armhole. Dramatic sculptural integrated stand-up ruffle frames the head and shoulders.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and satin |
| Brief description | Dress in silk and satin, designed by Lecoanet Hemant, Paris, 1989 |
| Physical description | Short evening dress in emerald green silk and white satin draped around a corset foundation, and form-fitting with one shoulder/armhole. Dramatic sculptural integrated stand-up ruffle frames the head and shoulders. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'LECOANET HEMANT / HAUTE COUTURE / PARIS 000692' (Label inside back of dress) |
| Gallery label | EVENING DRESS
Designed by Lecoanet-Hemant, France
Silk
Autumn/Winter 1989/1990
In this partnership Didier Lecoanet is the couturier and Hemant Sagar the business partner. They are amongst a group of up and coming young designers who became established in the 1980s. Lecoanet's designs are highly original and offer a foresight of the fashions we may see for the 1990s
Given by Lecoanet Hemant
T.312-1989(1990) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Registered File number 1989/1097. |
| Production | Autumn/Winter Collection 1989-1990 |
| Other number | 692 - Couture number |
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| Accession number | T.312-1989 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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