Evening Dress
February 1968 (made)
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Evening dress consisting of a tunic top of sea-green transparent discs and a skirt of matching colour organza. The top is straight-cut, hip length, has a high round neck and three quarter length sleeves. It is lined with pink crepê. The skirt is attached to the top by the bodice lining. It is straight cut and ankle-length.
The dress has a centre back zip fastening in the lining and press studs in the tunic.
The dress has a centre back zip fastening in the lining and press studs in the tunic.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Organza and applied discs lined with crepê |
| Brief description | Evening dress of organza and applied discs, designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Paris, February 1968. |
| Physical description | Evening dress consisting of a tunic top of sea-green transparent discs and a skirt of matching colour organza. The top is straight-cut, hip length, has a high round neck and three quarter length sleeves. It is lined with pink crepê. The skirt is attached to the top by the bodice lining. It is straight cut and ankle-length. The dress has a centre back zip fastening in the lining and press studs in the tunic. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Baroness Alain de Rothschild |
| Object history | Worn and given by Baroness Alain de Rothschild. Mary Germaine Nathalie (nee Chauvin de Treuil), Baronne de Rothschild (1916- ), wife of banker Baron Alain de Rothschild. She was a very fashionable woman in Parisian society, known to Beaton from the international circuit. Beaton persuaded the Baroness to donate some of her dresses to the museum, and sketches he did of her are held at the National Portrait Gallery. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.42-1974 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2005 |
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