Evening dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.17.14ab.CW.DR.C1933.FR
Description
Black tulle evening gown, sleeveless with flared skirt and black wide taffeta ribbons, that are sewn to the dress in ticks pointing towards the hem; with a separate black satin slip on thin lingerie straps.
Materials
Taffeta
Tulle
Origin
circa 1933
Paris, France (FR)
Exhibitions History
• 2016.10.24–2017.04.18. ‘Elegancy of 1930s. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.
• 2015.07.15–2015.10.25. ‘Invitation to the Centenary Ball. 1915–2015. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia. Catalogue.
• 2015.11.10–2016.11.18. ‘Invitation to the Ball. 1915–2015. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 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