Art Deco evening gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2025.9.12.3.CW.DR.C1930.FR
Description
Black chiffon Art Deco evening gown with a low waist, long sleeves, gathered at the cuffs, a stand-up collar, which is edged with turquoise chiffon piping, and a bow made of black and turquoise chiffon on the left shoulder and a button closing on the left shoulder. Has false valve pockets at the bottom of the bodice, a wide facing line joining the bodice to the skirt and two box-pleats in the side seams of the skirt. The dress is embroidered with large plastrons on the chest and on the back, on the pocket flaps, by the cuffs and with a wide stripe along the hem in blue beaded flowers with dark red cores and a warty ornament made of black chopped beads.
Materials
Chiffon
Beads
Origin
circa 1929 – 1930
probably France