Evening dress
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1937
- Description
Evening dress; two piece, of light gray-brown tulle over a light gray-brown silk satin: a) overdress of light gray-brown tulle; sleeveless, square neckline; ruffle attaches at hip to mid-thigh over a floor length skirt with ruffle at hem, attached to inset tulle belt; slit at sides secured with net covered buttons and loops; b) underdress of matching crepe satin; thin straps, with tulle skirt with deep ruffle at bottom attached to slip at knees.
- Creator
Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Evening dress (concept)
Evening dresses (garments) - Location
- Paris (France)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Silk (fiber)Tulle (meshed textile)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2016 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer). Evening dress. 1937. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3070. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer), (1937) Evening dress. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3070
- MLA citation style
- Mainbocher, 1891-1976 (designer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3070>.