Evening dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.17.19ab.CW.DR.C1932.FRAuthor:
House of Jenny (French, 1909 - 1940)Description
Gold lamé dress with double-folded wings on the shoulders, cut-off bodice with a slight overlap at front, draped in the side seams, a deep rear V-neck to the waist with a complex system of darts on the rear skirt and the folds from them; a separate sash, fastened with buttons, with a large bow at the rear waist.Material
LaméOrigin
circa 1932 France (FR)Exhibitions History
• October 24, 2016 – April 18, 2017. ‘Elegancy of 1930s.’ Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.• July 15, 2015 – October 25, 2015. ‘Invitation to the Centenary Ball. 1915–2015. From Alexandre Vassiliev collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia. Catalogue.
• November 10, 2015 – November 18, 2016, ‘Invitation to the Ball. 1915–2015. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• April 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014. ‘Art deco style. 1918-1939. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev.’ M. Zilinskas Art gallery, Kaunas, 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