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Evening dress

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.16.12.CW.DR.C1932.US
Description
Hollywood style ball gown made of crimson crushed chiffon, sleeveless, waist-cut, with V-neck at front and an oval rear cape, trimmed with a flounce along the edge, which tied in a bow at front, the bias-cut skirt has three tiers of flounces at the bottom, and the lower one is made of scarlet red chiffon, the flounces raised with a pointed toe at front, in this place two more frills are sewn in a skirt, at the back the flounces are sewn into reliefs. Has the same chiffon underdress on spaghetti straps with a slit along the back seam, which is attached to a main dress at the shoulders.
Material
Crepe de chine
Origin
circa 1932 United States (US)
Exhibitions History
• 2019.04.02–2019.05.02. ‘Elegancy of 1930s. Moldovian and Romanian style icons. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ National Museum of History of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
• 2025.01.10–2025.02.15. ‘Family gatherings and festivities. 1860–1980. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas culture center ‘Sedulina’, Visaginas, Lithuania.