Evening dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.17.16.CW.DR.C1933.USDescription
Ivory rayon satin dress, sleeveless, princess cut with an open back and the rear bow, embroidered with a wide border of rhinestones and half-rhinestones along the top of the bodice, the neck strap and by the cutout princess line; with two silk satin ribbons connecting the neck strap with rear waist, and zip fastening.Materials
Satin rayonRhinestones
Zipper
Origin
circa 1933 United StatesExhibitions History
• October 24, 2016 – April 18, 2017. ‘Elegancy of 1930s.’ Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.• July 15, 2015 – October 25, 2015. ‘Invitation to the Centenary Ball. 1915–2015. From Alexandre Vassiliev collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia. Catalogue.
• November 10, 2015 – November 18, 2016, ‘Invitation to the Ball. 1915–2015. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• April 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014. ‘Art deco style. 1918-1939. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev.’ M. Zilinskas Art gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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