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Cocktail Dress

Autumn/Winter 1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Scaasi, Arnold (designer)
Place of origin
USA (made)

Black velvet sleeveless cocktail dress with long tight black velvet bodice attached to shoulders with straps and bows, with off-centre black button fastening, and flared satin hem. With matching black velvet cropped short jacket with off-centre button fastening, standing collar, and long sleeves


Object details

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

  • Dress
  • Jacket
Materials and techniques
Velvet
Silk Satin
Tulle
Mesh
Plastic
Machine Sewing
Brief description
Black velvet cocktail dress and jacket, Arnold Scaasi, Autumn/Winter, 1985, U.S.A.
Physical description
Black velvet sleeveless cocktail dress with long tight black velvet bodice attached to shoulders with straps and bows, with off-centre black button fastening, and flared satin hem. With matching black velvet cropped short jacket with off-centre button fastening, standing collar, and long sleeves
Dimensions
  • Dress length: 103cm
  • Dress width: 76cm
  • Jacket length: 43cm
  • Jacket width: 56cm
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.77:2-1999

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Record createdMay 15, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58848/cocktail-dress-scaasi-arnold/
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