Dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2019.6.7.21.CW.DR.C1962.US
Author:
Ceil CHAPMAN (American, New York 1912 – 1979 New York)
Description
Black silk sleeveless mini cocktail dress with back metal zipper closing
Materials
Silk
Metal zipper
Origin
circa 1962 United States
Related object
Jacket
Exhibitions History
• 2017.10.06–2018.05.20. ‘Modernism and Fashion. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan. Catalogue.
• 2021.07.23–2021.08.31. ‘From Earth to Space. Modernism and fashion of 1960ies. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Visaginas culture center, Visaginas, Lithuania.
• 2025.06.13–2026.01.14. ‘The 1960s: when my mom wore a mini. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural center-museum of Suvalkija (Sūduva) (Paežeriai Manor), Vilkaviškis district, Lithuania.