Evening Dress
1956 (made)
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Evening dress of white velours ciselé with a shaded blue feather design.
It has a round neck, which dips to form a V shape at the back, short gathered sleeves and a skirt which is flat in the front and gathered at the back, creating a bustle effect. It fastens with self covered buttons down the full length of the front and has padded, rounded shoulders. The side seams of the bodice are boned and it is lined with white silk.
It has a round neck, which dips to form a V shape at the back, short gathered sleeves and a skirt which is flat in the front and gathered at the back, creating a bustle effect. It fastens with self covered buttons down the full length of the front and has padded, rounded shoulders. The side seams of the bodice are boned and it is lined with white silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Velours ciselé, padded and boned, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Evening dress of velours ciselé, designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Paris, 1956 |
| Physical description | Evening dress of white velours ciselé with a shaded blue feather design. It has a round neck, which dips to form a V shape at the back, short gathered sleeves and a skirt which is flat in the front and gathered at the back, creating a bustle effect. It fastens with self covered buttons down the full length of the front and has padded, rounded shoulders. The side seams of the bodice are boned and it is lined with white silk. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Fern Bedaux |
| Object history | The attribution date is confirmed by the Cristobal Balenciaga Museum (Foundation) in Getaria, Spain. |
| Historical context | This object is part of the collection of Mrs Fern Bedaux, given to the museum by Miss E Hanley, the heiress and niece of Mrs Bedaux. Mrs Bedaux purchased her whole wardrobe regularly from Balenciaga and the collection was very large; some was kept by Miss Hanley, some send to the Costume Museum in Bath; and some was received by the V&A. Mrs Bedaux was the very wealthy widow of American millionaire office systems pioneer Charles Bedaux. Mr and Mrs Bedaux lived in the sixteenth century Chateau de Cand in France. The Duke of Windsor was married there after his abdication as King Edward VIII in 1936. |
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| Accession number | T.759-1972 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2005 |
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