82.151.113

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RetroSpective_40 Left to right 78.37.42 (textile wall), 82.151.113 (dress), 76.118.3 (middle dress), 96.12.1 (dress and gloves), U.738 (gloves case)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Jessie Farquharson

Designer: Margaret Wheelock

Date: 1938

Medium: Gold lamé

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson

Object number: 82.151.113

DescriptionGold lame evening dress; slight sweetheart shaped neckline; shoulder strap continuing along neckline, criss crossing at bust level, and ending at opposite princess area of waist; back bodice extending to center front with pin tucks radiating from side seam waist, and shirring at neckline band; sleeveless; floor length full circle skirt with shirring along back hipyoke panel to front princess area; attached self fabric waist tie; tan silk bodice lining; center back button and loop closing

Label Text:With this dress, sisters Jessie Farquharson and Margaret Wheelock, a New York-based dressmaker team, captured the glamour and allure of 1930s Hollywood, when metallic "silver screen" evening fashions offered women a sparkling contrast to their more subdued and tailored daywear. Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, née Mary Marvin Breckinridge, donor of this dress, led a life worthy of a film heroine: the New York society girl traveled through Europe as a photojournalist and wartime radio newscaster before meeting and marrying a prominent diplomat.

In Collection(s)

1930s

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