Evening Dress
1969 (retailed)
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The evening dress is of gold silk gauze with a woven floral design overprinted in red and black. It has a boat neck with centre-front opening and 13 covered buttons and loops. The sleeves are long. The bodice is lined with dark blue silk.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silk, metallic thread, machine sewn |
| Brief description | Evening dress and belt, woman's, printed silk, metallic gold with blue and red, Lanvin 1969 |
| Physical description | The evening dress is of gold silk gauze with a woven floral design overprinted in red and black. It has a boat neck with centre-front opening and 13 covered buttons and loops. The sleeves are long. The bodice is lined with dark blue silk. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Gallery label | By the late 1960s many fashion designers had abandoned hard-edged lines and mini-lengths in favour of romantic, fluid designs. Lanvin's sophisticated interpretation of the prevailing vogue for historical and hippy touches epitomises the new mood. Jill was living in Zurich, but visited Paris often, and each season bought a daywear outfit and an evening dress, generally from the new ready-to-wear boutiques. Made from exceptionally lightweight silk, this dress was versatile and comfortable and was worn with orange silk shoes by Dior.(2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Jill Ritblat |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Other number | 22 - Ritblat catalogue |
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| Accession number | T.352:1-2000 |
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| Record created | August 8, 2000 |
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