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Nightdress

1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lucile (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)
England (made)

Nightdress consisting of a fine, sheer pink silk georgette bodice and a voluminous white silk chiffon skirt. The bodice has a neo-classical style line, with short squared off sleeves, and a V neck. It is trimmed with machine-made ecru lace insertion and flat pink silk satin ribbon bows.

Object details

Categories
Underwear
Fashion
Womenswear
Marriage
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Nightdress
Materials and techniques
Silk georgette and chiffon, trimmed with machine-made lace insertion and silk satin ribbon bows
Georgette
Chiffon
Machine Made Lace
Silk
Silk Satin
Sewing
Brief description
Nightdress of silk georgette and chiffon with satin weave silk bows and machine-made ecru lace, possibly designed by Lucile, possibly London, England, 1913
Physical description
Nightdress consisting of a fine, sheer pink silk georgette bodice and a voluminous white silk chiffon skirt. The bodice has a neo-classical style line, with short squared off sleeves, and a V neck. It is trimmed with machine-made ecru lace insertion and flat pink silk satin ribbon bows.
Dimensions
  • Length: 155cm (Note: Shoulder to hem)
  • Underbust circumference: 109cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Nape hem length: 149cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Sleeve length length: 27cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Cuff measured inside garment circumference: 44cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Gallery label
(2011)
Night-dress from a bride's trousseau
Probably by Lucile (1862-1935)
London or Paris
1913

Lucile (Lady Duff Gordon) was Britain's most successful couturiere in the early 20th century. She had fashion houses in London, Paris, New York and Chicago. Her designs were feminine and sensual. The craftsmanship and daring transparency of this night-dress are typical of her work.

V&A: T.1-1973
Credit line
Given by Mrs Wormald
Object history
Said to have formed part of the trousseau of an unidentified woman "with luxurious tastes".
Bibliographic reference
Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.1-1973

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Record createdMay 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O230750/nightdress-lucile/
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