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Cocktail Dress

1960 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Balmain, Pierre (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Dress and coat of silk brocaded with gold thread.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Evening Wear
Formal Wear
Object type
Cocktail dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Coat
Materials and techniques
Silk brocaded with gold thread
Silk (Textile)
Gold Thread
Brocaded
Brief description
Dress and coat of silk brocaded with gold thread, designed by Pierre Balmain, Paris, 1960
Physical description
Dress and coat of silk brocaded with gold thread.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Coral Browne
Object history
Registered File number 1987/1968.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.331&A-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O366005/cocktail-dress-balmain-pierre/
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