Dress
1934 (made)
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Afternoon dress and cape of heavy navy blue crêpe. The dress has a V-neck with similarly shaped slits at the shoulders. Loosely bloused bodice cut in one with the short sleeves. Wide waistband and the skirt comprises of two tiers of machine-pleated crêpe, the outer tier is knee length, the other is to low calf-length. Fastening with snap fasteners and hooks. Elbow-length shoulder cape of machine-pleated crêpe with a yoke extending into fastening ties.
The dress is machine stitched and hand finished and all the pleats are faced back on to narrow navy silk ribbon. There are belt loops.
The dress is machine stitched and hand finished and all the pleats are faced back on to narrow navy silk ribbon. There are belt loops.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Crêpe, silk, machine stitched and hand finished |
| Brief description | Afternoon dress and cape of crêpe, designed and made by Farquharson & Wheelock, New York, 1934 |
| Physical description | Afternoon dress and cape of heavy navy blue crêpe. The dress has a V-neck with similarly shaped slits at the shoulders. Loosely bloused bodice cut in one with the short sleeves. Wide waistband and the skirt comprises of two tiers of machine-pleated crêpe, the outer tier is knee length, the other is to low calf-length. Fastening with snap fasteners and hooks. Elbow-length shoulder cape of machine-pleated crêpe with a yoke extending into fastening ties. The dress is machine stitched and hand finished and all the pleats are faced back on to narrow navy silk ribbon. There are belt loops. |
| Object history | The dress and cape were worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style. |
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| Accession number | T.143&A-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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