Evening dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2020.4.23.15.CW.DR.C1940.XX
Description
A grey wool crepe dress to the floor with trapeze neckline, a rear wrap-over and hook-and-eye fastening at the neck, the sleeves are one-piece with the top of the bodice, the shoulders are formed with two pleats on each and shoulder undercuts at front go to the armpits, the chest area volume is formed with three darts, the bodice decorated with small scattered brown sequined curls; a waist cut-off skirt has an asymmetrical yoke, decorated in the left corner with paisley brown sequins embroidery; and wrapped flounce, which is pleated on top; the dress fastens with a metal zip in the left seam.
Materials
Crepe
Beads
Origin
circa 1940
Europe
Exhibition History
• 2019.07.24–2020.03.03. ‘The Fashion during the War. 1938–1945. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum ‘Liepaja occupation regimes’, Liepaja, Latvia.