EVENING DRESS
Creator(s): Oldric Royce, Inc. (Designer)
Currently in storage
About this object
This sleeveless, floor length evening gown has a cream colored bodice and and a low scoop neckline. A freehanging band of fuschia silk is applied flat at the bottom edge of the bodice. The skirt is attached at the bust line, underneath the fuschia band. A wider band of fuschia trimmed the hem of the flared skirt. Black cotton lace in a floral motif is applied to both bodice and skirt . The lace is embellished with clear plastic bugle and seed beads attached with fuschia thread. Strung red beads, with a large faceted bead at center, hang in a tear drop shape as accents throughout the lace sections. The garment is fully lined with cream colored acetate and has an elasticized, gros grain waist tape. A metal zipper closes the dress at center back.
- Object name:
- EVENING DRESS
- Made from:
- Raw silk -- cotton lace -- plastic beads
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 1963-1965
- Size:
- H. 14 in. (shoulder to waist front); H. 14 1/2 in. (shoulder to waist back); Dia. 28 1/2 in. (waist circumference); H. 55 in. (shoulder to hem front); H. 56 1/2 in. (shoulder to hem back); Dia. 106 in. (hem circumference)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 48.135
- Signature marks:
- LABEL: Oldric / Royce Inc. / New York [in side seam of skirt]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973