Cocktail Dress
1948 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Black net cocktail dress, with flared skirt, heartshaped neckline and short sleeves. Appliqués made up of semi-circular frills, mounted on a grey taffeta underdress.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Net with appliqués mounted on taffeta underdress |
| Brief description | Cocktail dress of net frills and taffeta, deisgned by Piguet, Paris, 1948. |
| Physical description | Black net cocktail dress, with flared skirt, heartshaped neckline and short sleeves. Appliqués made up of semi-circular frills, mounted on a grey taffeta underdress. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Frank Wooster |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.343-1974 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2007 |
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