Cocktail dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2025.3.19.4.CW.DR.C1945.US
Description
A cocktail dress with a hip-length bodice made of black wool crepe embroidered with raven sequins, with a neat square neckline, padded shoulders and short one-piece sleeves with gussets, rear fastened with metal zipper, with a cut-off flared skirt made of black drape, lined with black faille.
Materials
Wool crepe
Drape
Sequins
Origin
circa 1943 – 1945
USA