Evening gown

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2020.4.20.12.CW.DR.C1940.FR
Author:
House of Worth (French, 1858-1956, 1999-)
Description
Blue-grey long velour evening dress with a decorative bow on the back
Material
Velour
Origin
circa 1940 Paris, France

Exhibitions History
• 2013.07.18–2013.09.29. ‘From War to Peace. The Fashion of the 1940s and 1950s. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia.
• 2019.07.24–2020.03.03. ‘The Fashion during the War. 1938–1945. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum ‘Liepaja occupation regimes’, Liepaja, Latvia.