Evening dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2019.2.1.2.CW.DR.C1930.FR
Author:
House of Germaine Lecomte (French, 1920-1957)
Description
A Germaine Lecomte couture black panne-velvet evening gown from early 1930s. The peplum with side ties to the waist is edged with hermine fur, godets to give flare to the hem.
Materials
Panne-velvet
Hermine fur
Origin
circa 1930 Paris, France

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