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Evening dress

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.6.6.23.CW.DR.C1962.FR
Author:
House of Lanvin (French, founded 1889)
Description
Green ottoman silk and ivory soutache lace embroidered with a wool evening gown, empire-line with a bow to the front. Machine lace fabric, hand embroidered with woolen thread, as an original solution for a fashion house to create an imitation of a handmade lace.
 
Materials
Lace
Silk
Wool
Origin
circa 1962 Paris, France
Exhibitions History
• 2017.10.06–2018.05.20. ‘Modernism and Fashion. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan. Catalogue.
• 2018.09.20–2019.09.10. ‘Magicians of Parisian fashion. 1920–1999. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2023.12.21–2024.01.19. ‘Awaiting the miracle of holidays (1920–1990). From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural Center, Visaginas, Lithuania.