Evening Dress
1935 (designed)
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This sleeveless dress is bias-cut to cling to the figure, and it flares out at the hem. It is normally completed with a sequinned black wool crêpe jacket.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool crêpe, silk chiffon, trimmed with gilt sequins |
| Brief description | Wool crêpe evening dress and sequinned jacket, designed and made by Jeanne Lanvin, Paris, 1935. |
| Physical description | Black wool crêpe evening dress and sequinned jacket. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Jeanne Lanvin' (Label in a side seam just above the hem.) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Thompson |
| Summary | This sleeveless dress is bias-cut to cling to the figure, and it flares out at the hem. It is normally completed with a sequinned black wool crêpe jacket. |
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| Accession number | T.4&A-1973 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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