Evening Dress
1965-1970 (made)
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Pink silk georgette evening dress with iridescent colour-matching beads, flowing overtunic with assymetrical hem rather shorter in front than back, sleeveless. Pink silk shoes to match, also beaded, and pink satin gloves
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silk georgette decorated with beads, satin gloves |
| Brief description | Pink silk georgette evening dress with beads, satin gloves and shoes to match |
| Physical description | Pink silk georgette evening dress with iridescent colour-matching beads, flowing overtunic with assymetrical hem rather shorter in front than back, sleeveless. Pink silk shoes to match, also beaded, and pink satin gloves |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs John Guinness and worn by Mrs E.D. Guinness |
| Object history | Worn by the donor's mother in law, Mrs E.D. Guinness, who lived with Norman Hartnell and was a close personal friend of his. He made all her clothes, although she rarely wore the evening gowns. |
| Associated object | T.224A-1976 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.224&B-E-1976 |
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| Record created | September 8, 2008 |
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