Cocktail dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2026.4.10.2.CW.DR.C1957.FR
Authors:
House of Lanvin (French, founded 1889)
Antonio CASTILLO (Spanish, Madrid 1908 – 1984 Madrid)
Description
A navy silk satin bustier Couture cocktail dress with a two-tone ivory and navy silk satin fringed scarf; it features a strapless bustier bodice with a left zip closure and a gently flared skirt that of just below the knee length; an asymmetrical silk satin lapel runs along the rear topline of the bustier, passes to the front, sloping from the right armpit to the left seam, is threaded with a drapery through a large loop attached at the left side of the waistline, and falls as a two-tone scarf with the ivory silk side out, and the lower navy half reaching the hem of the dress; the dress is lined with ivory faille.
Materials
Silk satin
Faille
Origin
circa 1957
Paris, France