Dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2020.3.10.28.CW.DR.C1955.IT
Author:
Simonetta (Italian, active in 20th century)
Description
Fitted dress made of anthracite wool, a hip-length bodice with a 6-button center front fastening, a round turn-down collar and one-piece long narrow sleeves with gussets, a cut-off half-circle midi skirt and bows sewn into the side seams at the bottom of the bodice.
Material
Wool
Origin
circa 1955 Italy

Exhibitions 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.
• 2026.01.24–2026.02.20. ‘The Spirit of Italian Fashion. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas Cultural Center ‘Draugystė’, Visaginas, Lithuania.