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Cocktail Dress

August 1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black evening coat cut with standaway band collar and tent silhouette, entirely covered in black melanex, chenille and jet embroidery. Black satin dress and co-ordinating shoes and gloves


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Coat
  • Dress
  • Shoe
  • Shoe
  • Glove
  • Glove
Materials and techniques
silk embroidered with melanex, chenille and jet
Brief description
Black evening ensemble, coat embroidered with chenille, Melanex, and jet, satin dress, shoes & gloves
Physical description
Black evening coat cut with standaway band collar and tent silhouette, entirely covered in black melanex, chenille and jet embroidery. Black satin dress and co-ordinating shoes and gloves
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Worn and given by Mrs Pierre Schlumberger
Production
Dated precisely to 10th August 1966, probably date of fashion show.
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Accession number
T.230,A-E-1974

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Record createdNovember 29, 2007
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