Evening gown
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2024.10.5.3.CW.DR.C1933.GB
Description
Black silk crepe evening gown, embellished with gold lurex stripes, small satin woven roses and three gold gimp embroidered flowers on the bodice; a bodice with two wide flyaway details, draped and fixed on the waistline, turning into a wide oval collar on the shoulders with pointed rear ends, ¾ sleeves with raised cap, a godet skirt with two rear tails, a belt from the same crepe, casing through the flyaway details, is attached to the waist.
Materials
Silk crepe
Lurex thread
Origin
circa 1932 – 1933
Great Britain
Exhibition History
• 2025.01.10–2025.02.15. ‘Family gatherings and festivities. 1860–1980. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas culture center ‘Sedulina’, Visaginas, Lithuania.