Evening Dress
1966 (made)
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White evening dress of embroidered net with white crêpe petticoat.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Beaded and sequinned net, crêpe |
| Brief description | Evening dress of embroidered net with crêpe petticoat, designed by Mila Schön, Milan, 1966. |
| Physical description | White evening dress of embroidered net with white crêpe petticoat. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"
EVENING DRESS WITH SEQUIN CIRCLES
Mila Schön, 1966
Sequins and beads on net
Writer Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball
took place in New York’s Plaza Hotel in 1966. Widely photographed, it was the celebrity event of the American social season. Couturier Mila Schön of Milan dressed two prominent clients for the ball. She designed this elaborate gown for Marella Agnelli, wife of the chairman of Fiat.
GIVEN BY MARELLA AGNELLI
V&A: T.401&A-1974(05/04/2014-27/07/2014) |
| Credit line | Given by Madame Agnelli |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 |
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| Accession number | T.401&A-1974 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2007 |
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