Evening dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2019.1.30.22.CW.DR.C1935.FR
Author:
House of Worth (French, 1858-1956, 1999-)
Description
Worth couture black silk satin evening gown, labelled and numbered 25861. Sleeveless on the shirred straps, with surplice bodice, low back, rear hook-and-eye fastening with two Art-Deco style rhinestone and white metal buckle fastenings at the waistline, an asymmetrical yoke on the skirt with folds laid in like a cummerbund, and a small rear train.
Materials
Silk satin
Brass
Rhinestones
Origin
circa 1935 Paris, France

Exhibition History
2019.04.02–2019.05.02. ‘Elegancy of 1930s. Moldovian and Romanian style icons.From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Chisinau Historical Museum, Chisinau, Moldova