Evening Dress
1955-1960 (made)
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By 1960 the famous Paris couture house of Worth had dressed the world’s richest and most fashionable women for over a century. The London branch supplied the British aristocracy with timelessly elegant clothes – as this example illustrates – for every occasion in the London season. Faithful clients continued to bring their debutante grand-daughters for romantic evening gowns and classic tailoring, but the house could not compete with the new spirit of youthful informality in dress, and it closed in 1967.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lace, taffeta, net, tulle, trimmed with velvet ribbon and boned |
| Brief description | Evening dress of lace and taffeta with tulle and taffeta petticoat, designed by Owen Hyde Clark for Worth London, London, 1955-1960. |
| Physical description | Short evening dress of black lace over dark pink taffeta, with petticoat of black taffeta and black tulle. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Roy Hudson |
| Summary | By 1960 the famous Paris couture house of Worth had dressed the world’s richest and most fashionable women for over a century. The London branch supplied the British aristocracy with timelessly elegant clothes – as this example illustrates – for every occasion in the London season. Faithful clients continued to bring their debutante grand-daughters for romantic evening gowns and classic tailoring, but the house could not compete with the new spirit of youthful informality in dress, and it closed in 1967. |
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| Accession number | T.216&A-1973 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2006 |
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