Object: Evening gown
Brand:
Nettie Rosenstein
(founded 1931)
Date: 1952
Medium: Silk chiffon and velvet
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Doris Duke
Object number: 72.81.30
DescriptionEvening gown; strapless bodice with attached slip, mauve satin, violet ribbed velvet, and purple velvet, draped to left side; bunch of silk violets, attached triangular shawl of mauve and light purple organza; attached under bodice of purple organza over net; attached slip of violet crepe. Full circular skirt of purple organza. Petticoat of four layers of light purple / mauve net and organza, stiffening at hems.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse