Evening Dress
July 1970 (made)
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Purple evening ensemble, full length dress with bracelet length sleeves and slim, slightly gathered skirt covered in sequins, silk organza frills at high neck and wrists and overskirt in organza with frilled edges, purple sash. Shoes to match
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silk, organza and sequins |
| Brief description | Purple evening ensemble, silk and organza with sequins |
| Physical description | Purple evening ensemble, full length dress with bracelet length sleeves and slim, slightly gathered skirt covered in sequins, silk organza frills at high neck and wrists and overskirt in organza with frilled edges, purple sash. Shoes to match |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Worn and given by Mrs Pierre Schlumberger |
| Object history | Dated very precisely to 29 July 1970, probably the date of the fashion show. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.238-1974 |
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| Record created | September 4, 2007 |
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