Dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2020.3.4.3.CW.DR.C1946.FRAuthors:
Elsa SCHIAPARELLI (Italian, Rome 1890 - 1973 Paris)House of Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927)
Description
An elegant Belle Epoque stylized white silk dress overlaid with black nosegay patterned lace, with a cut-off flared skirt scalloped at the hem; long tapered sleeves with a draped raised cap and frill cuffs, trimmed with a black velvet braid; a bodice with a white placket in the center front, satin stitched with silk thread and black micro-beads flowers; pintucks imitation on the bodice embroidered with white opaline beads and a сollarette with thin black velvet braid bow.Materials
Machine laceSilk
Beads
Origin
circa 1946 Paris, FranceExhibitions History
• 2020.07.17–2021.01.20. ‘From Fortuny to Versace. 100 Years of Italian Fashion. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.• 2024.11.01–2025.04.27. ‘From Fortuny to Versace. 100 Years of Italian Fashion. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Castle Fall, Keila-Joa, Estonia.