Evening Dress

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Artist/Maker	Lecoanet Hemant (designer)
Place of origin	Paris (made)

Short evening dress in emerald green silk and white satin draped around a corset foundation, and form-fitting with one shoulder/armhole. Dramatic sculptural integrated stand-up ruffle frames the head and shoulders.

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Categories	Fashion Womenswear Evening Wear Formal Wear
Object type	Evening dress
Materials and techniques	Silk and satin Silk (Textile) Satin Weave
Brief description	Dress in silk and satin, designed by Lecoanet Hemant, Paris, 1989
Physical description	Short evening dress in emerald green silk and white satin draped around a corset foundation, and form-fitting with one shoulder/armhole. Dramatic sculptural integrated stand-up ruffle frames the head and shoulders.
Dimensions	Weight: 0.98kg (Note: Weight includes hanger and tyvek bag)
Production type	Haute couture
Marks and inscriptions	'LECOANET HEMANT / HAUTE COUTURE / PARIS 000692' (Label inside back of dress)
Gallery label	(1990) EVENING DRESS Designed by Lecoanet-Hemant, France Silk Autumn/Winter 1989/1990 In this partnership Didier Lecoanet is the couturier and Hemant Sagar the business partner. They are amongst a group of up and coming young designers who became established in the 1980s. Lecoanet's designs are highly original and offer a foresight of the fashions we may see for the 1990s Given by Lecoanet Hemant T.312-1989
Credit line	Given by the designer
Object history	Registered File number 1989/1097.
Production	Autumn/Winter Collection 1989-1990
Other number	692 - Couture number
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.312-1989

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O367892/evening-dress-lecoanet-hemant/

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