Dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2020.8.14.13ab.CW.DR.C1932.US
Description
Black silk moire evening dress to the floor, waist cut-off, with a slightly flared skirt, grandiose lantern sleeves, which are tapered to the cuffs with darts, and with double turn-down collar - the lower layer is made of quilted moire, the upper layer and the bow at the neck are made of emerald green lamé with a metallic sheen, has a false center front closure with covered buttons along the entire length (8 buttons on the bodice, 30 on the skirt), a real snap fastening is in the left seam. Has a separate narrow belt with a round moire covered buckle.
Materials
Moire silk
Lamé
Origin
circa 1932
United States
Exhibition History
• 2019.10.22–2020.12.31. ‘Fashion Masterpieces of the 20th century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.