87.70.3

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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: 1941

Medium: Fuchsia silk crepe, jet seed beads, and sequins

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Theodora Pierce

Object number: 87.70.3

DescriptionEvening dress in fuchsia crepe with black insect fly pattern in jet seed beads and sequins; high neck surplice bodice, padded shoulders, long sleeves; CB zipper, 6 self-covered buttons (one missing) and loop back neck closing

In Collection(s)

1940s

Exhibitions:

Fashion and Surrealism
She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion
Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturiere, 1919-1939