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Evening Dress

late 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pewter-grey stamped silk velvet evening dress and a silk taffeta train with silver machine lace and diamanté.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stamped silk velvet, silk taffeta, machine lace and diamanté
Brief description
Silk velvet evening dress and a silk taffeta train with machine lace, designed by Tomasz Starzewski, England, 1996
Physical description
Pewter-grey stamped silk velvet evening dress and a silk taffeta train with silver machine lace and diamanté.
Gallery label
Tomasz Starzewski is fèted for his lavish creations for glamorous evening occasions. With hints of the late 19th century, this unusually coloured gown has a trained bustle-like back in rustling silk taffeta.(1997)
Credit line
Given by the designer
Collection
Accession number
T.45-1997

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Record createdAugust 21, 2003
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