93.71.12

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Rainbow_50 Left to right P88.3.1 (textile wall), 77.187.6 (white satin gown), 93.71.12 (silk dress), P86.66.5 (green dress)

Rainbow_48 Left to right P88.3.1 (textile wall), 77.187.6 (white satin gown), 93.71.12 (silk dress), P86.66.5 (green dress)

Rainbow_45 Left to right 95.37.5 (suit), 82.164.143 (textile wall), 84.203.1 (uniform), 83.130.49 (bracelet case), 88.2.43 (gloves case), 76.75.3 (hat case), 96.56.2 (pin case), 88.2.13 (shoes case), 87.70.3 (pink dress), P88.3.1 (textile wall), 77.187.6 (white satin gown), 93.71.12 (silk dress), P86.66.5 (green dress)

Object: Evening dress

Date: c.1935

Medium: Silk and metallic twill

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Jessie L. Hills

Object number: 93.71.12

DescriptionEvening dress in powder blue silk twill with gold metallic wavy, horizontal sawtooth stripes; asymmetrical camisole-style bodice with self straps; floor length flared skirt

Label Text:Hollywood films popularized pale, shimmering goddess dresses and platinum blonde hair. Metallic fabrics were fashionable both on and off the silver screen.

In Collection(s)

1930s

Exhibitions:

Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s
She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion