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Evening Ensemble

1979 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black velvet evening cloak with frill, gold lace top and black velvet evening dress, forming an evening ensemble, accessorised with black suede and gold shoes. Black lace mesh gloves

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Cape
  • Top
  • Dress
  • Glove
  • Glove
  • Shoe
  • Shoe
  • Tights
Materials and techniques
velvet and gold lace
Brief description
Evening ensemble, 1979, British, designed by Yuki, with pair of heeled black suede shoes, 1979, French, designed by Charles Jourdan for Midas
Physical description
Black velvet evening cloak with frill, gold lace top and black velvet evening dress, forming an evening ensemble, accessorised with black suede and gold shoes. Black lace mesh gloves
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given via Simpson (Piccadilly) Ltd
Object history
The complete ensemble was donated in 1979 with a customised Adel Rootstein mannequin specially made for the purpose of modelling it. This was part of a group of 25 such total ensembles donated in 1979.
Collection
Accession number
T.316-1980

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Record createdAugust 16, 2007
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