Tree
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- Created Date
- 1957
- Description
Dress of light pink silk taffeta. Sweetheart bodice with thin straps. Fabric is shirred horizontally, with the shirring creating slight V-shapes from the bust to knee area. The bodice and upper hips are fitted, with the skirt belling out and away in back. The understructure is composed of cotton, net, synthetic crinoline, and synthetic horsehair, providing a rigid shape. Back zip closures. Multi-chromatic tulle underskirt. Ankle-length, with slig...
- Creator
James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Evening dress (concept)
Dresses (garments)
Evening dresses (garments)
Cameron, William, Mrs - Location
- New York (N.Y.)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Silk (fiber)TaffetaNylonTulle (meshed textile)Cotton (fiber)Net (textile)Synthetic fiberMetal
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2014 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer). Tree. 1957. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/940. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer), (1957) Tree. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/940
- MLA citation style
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/940>.