"Demoiselle de Longeois"

Photography

Inventory number
2019.6.14.10.PH.FA.1953.FR
Author:
House of Nina Ricci (French, founded 1932)
Description
This photograph depicts a woman wearing a strapless evening dress.
The neckline is lower at the back than at the front of the dress, and the waist is marked by a thin belt made ouf the same fabric. The lower part of the dress is bicolour, the plain black velvet turning into leaf-like decoration gradually towards the back and hemline of the dress. The skirt is mainly made out of white satin.
The dress is accessorized by elbow-length black velvet gloves and a necklace-earrings set.
Material
Analog photography
Origin
1953 France
Dimensions
Length : 17.5 cm
Height : 23 cm