Califournie
Evening Dress
1927 (made)
1927 (made)
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Evening dress of silk taffeta in gold reversing to black. With a straight cut sleeveless drop-waisted bodice, and with a strip with piped edges running down each side to the hip seam. Near the waist on the left front is a panel of self material decorated with diamanté work in a circular design. The skirt is gathered onto the bodice at hip level, and has six panels, each with a circular diamanté motif similar to that on the bodice. With a silk taffeta underskirt in pale turquoise which is joined at the hip.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Califournie (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Silk taffeta and diamantés |
Brief description | Evening dress 'Califournie' of silk taffeta, designed by Jenny, Paris, 1927 |
Physical description | Evening dress of silk taffeta in gold reversing to black. With a straight cut sleeveless drop-waisted bodice, and with a strip with piped edges running down each side to the hip seam. Near the waist on the left front is a panel of self material decorated with diamanté work in a circular design. The skirt is gathered onto the bodice at hip level, and has six panels, each with a circular diamanté motif similar to that on the bodice. With a silk taffeta underskirt in pale turquoise which is joined at the hip. |
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Production type | Haute couture |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Murdock |
Other number | 1843 - Couture number |
Collection | |
Accession number | T.213-1953 |
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Record created | June 22, 2009 |
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