Heavy gold moire silk strapless evening dress from the 1950s
1950-1955
Heavy gold moire silk ottoman, strapless evening dress with heart-shaped neckline. The dress is a semi-princess line with the front cut in one piece. Fabric folded over hips to suggest panniers, and the skirt is pleated in the center back. Back zipper closure. The bodice is boned, and lined with black acetate. The gown's skirt has knee length black ninon underskirt-stiffened with a wide horsehair braid. Label: Julie Inc, Fisher Bldg. Detroit. Donor identifies it as a Norman Norell. It has been let out professionally at side and back seams. Donor also indicated that it had a train which was removed because she is not very tall.
Additional Information
| Resource Type: |
three dimensional object
|
| Rights: |
Digital Objects Rights from Digital Dress Collection: Users can cite and link to these materials without obtaining permission. Users can also use the materials for non-commercial educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use. For other uses or to obtain high resolution images, please contact the copyright holder.
|
| Rights: |
Digital Objects Rights from Detroit Historical Society Historic Costume Collection: Users can cite and link to these materials without obtaining permission. Users can also use the materials for non-commercial educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use. For other uses or to obtain high resolution images, please contact the copyright holder.
|
| Other Formats: |
Title: Detroit Historical Society Historic Costume Collection
Location: Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, Michigan
Note: The original materials from this collection are held at the Detroit Historical Society. Additional related items that were not photographed are also available.
Item purchased from Norman Norell, Julie Inc, Fisher Bldg. Detroit
|
| Local Identifier: | wayne:ES01_1987.014.001 |
| Structured Data | Dublin Core metadata (XML) MODS metadata (XML) Wayne State University Digital Collections API data (JSON) IIIF manifest (JSON) |
| Downloads |
