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Evening Dress

1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full length evening dress in black net with top and apron front, embroidered with gold sequins in a peasant type design. With a pleated full skirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Dress
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
Net, embroidered with sequins
Brief description
Evening dress of sequinned net, designed by Mainbocher, Paris, 1936.
Physical description
Full length evening dress in black net with top and apron front, embroidered with gold sequins in a peasant type design. With a pleated full skirt.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Lady Glendoven
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.305-1974

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Record createdSeptember 4, 2007
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