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Dress

1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Givenchy (designer)
Place of origin
paris (made)

Short evening dress made of black velvet and decorated with huge pearls of different sizes. The round neckline, long sleeves and the hem are trimmed with a band of black satin.


Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Fashion
Object type
Dress
Materials and techniques
machine stitched black velvet and black satin, hand stitched pearls
Velvet
Satin
Pearl
Machine Sewing
Hand Sewing
Physical description
Short evening dress made of black velvet and decorated with huge pearls of different sizes. The round neckline, long sleeves and the hem are trimmed with a band of black satin.
Dimensions
  • Length: 99cm
  • Width: 57cm
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
"Madme in/France/Givenchy/Nouvelle boutique" (1) Makers's mark; French and English; back of neck; machine embroidery)
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Myrna Bustani
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.303-2000

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Record createdJanuary 24, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O52985/dress-givenchy/
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