Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Lenief
(French)
Date: 1925
Medium: Silk satin and glass beads
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift from The Dorothea Stephens Wiman Collection
Object number: 96.69.20
DescriptionSleeveless chemise dress in red silk satin with red bugle bead fringe in v-shapes at skirt; scoop neck with deep v-back
Label Text:Fashions of the 1920s de-emphasized the waistline with uncorseted, columnar styles. Here, a dropped waistline effect is created by the addition of beaded fringe in a V-shape on the lower half of the garment. During this decade, hemlines also rose steadily, reaching their shortest point—at the knee—around 1925. The streamlined modernity of 1920s clothing continues to influence fashion designers.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- RED
- RetroSpective
- Seduction