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Evening dress
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Evening dress
- Place of origin:
New York (City) (made)
- Date:
1969 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Valentino (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Machine-sewn velvet, lined with taffeta and decorated with diamanté
- Credit Line:
Given by Princess Stanislaus Radziwill
- Museum number:
T.443-1974
- Gallery location:
Fashion, Room 40, case CA14
This evening dress is of black velvet with diamante detail around the waist and shoulders. It was designed by Valentino, New York, for Princess Stanislaus Radziwill in 1969. She, along with Jacqueline Kennedy, was one of Valentino's most ardent supporters