EVENING DRESS
Currently in storage
About this object
Sleeveless black evening dress of acetate moiré with sequined lace bib flounce. Nylon machine-made lace covers the bodice and forms a long sequin-studded ruffle at the neckline drapping over the shoulders. At the waist is a wide vertically pleated cumberbund over a gathered full skirt. Fastens at the center-back with a zipper and a single hook-and-eye closure. Interior skirt of plain-weave acetate for added fullness.
Black evening dress of acetate moiré with sequined lace bib flounce. Nylon machine-made lace covers the bodice and forms a long sequin-studded ruffle at the neckline drapping over the shoulders. At the waist is a wide vertically pleated cumberbund over a gathered full skirt. Fastens at the center-back with a zipper and a single hook-and-eye closure. Interior skirt of plain-weave acetate for added fullness.
- Object name:
- EVENING DRESS
- Made from:
- acetate moiré --nylon machine-made lace --sequins
- Made in:
- Long Island, USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1965
- Size:
- Center Front 56 in., Waist 30 1/2 in., Bust 36 in., Shoulder 19 in., Center Back 54 in., Skirt 44 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2018.5.3
- Signature marks:
- maker label Rose Taft for Couture Fashions Interior underskirt Garment Size Size 12 PL waist band
- Credit line:
- Gift of Jan King Evans-Houser, 2018