Slip
c. 1932
Silk crepe chiffon and silk lace
Gift of Barbara Mosbacher
Object number2013.69.1
As hemlines rose or fell, slips followed suit. This slip was designed to be worn under a 1930s evening dress with a skirt that skimmed the floor. The wide, gathered band of lace at the slip’s hem would have given the skirt a subtle flare.
DescriptionIvory below calf length slip in crinkle silk chiffon with silk lace at bust, upper back and at shirred wide flounce at hem in a delicate floral pattern; narrow shoulder straps; deep V neckline at front and back; cut on the bias at body; scalloped seam at lower skirt, diagonal princess seaming at front body, triangular panel at upper bodice sides with curved point at front and back; CF point at upper bodice yoke like lace panel, opposite at back with rounded CB; hand overcast seamingExhibitions