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Evening Dress

ca. 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening dress of cream net organza with a simple bodice with narrow ribbon shoulder straps, and lined in cream silk. Full length flaring A-line skirt covered in large-scale hand-embroidered exotic flowers in vivid colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Net organza lined in silk and hand-embroidered in coloured silks
Brief description
Evening dress of net organza lined in silk and hand-embroidered in silks, designed by Jose Pitoy Moreno, Manila, ca. 1970
Physical description
Evening dress of cream net organza with a simple bodice with narrow ribbon shoulder straps, and lined in cream silk. Full length flaring A-line skirt covered in large-scale hand-embroidered exotic flowers in vivid colours.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'J. Moreno / Manila' (Label inside dress)
Credit line
Worn and given by HRH Princess Margaret.
Object history
Registered File number 1985/2045.
Made for and worn by HRH Princess Margaret by the Filipino couturier Jose Moreno, also known as Pitoy Moreno.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.239-1986

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2007
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