Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Augustabernard
(1886 - 1946)
Date: 1933
Medium: Black silk crepe with lamé ribbon
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Rodman A. Heeren
Object number: 70.57.65
DescriptionLong evening dress in bias-cut black silk crepe with wide bronze lamé ribbon appliqué; bodice with vertical bands on low cowl front, horizontal bands on deep V back, elbow-length stylized dolman sleeves; long slightly flared skirt with released inverted pleat at CB calf; LS hooks & eyes; couture
Label Text:Augusta Bernard combined her first and last names to form her company name, Augustabernard. She was one of the many female designers who dominated Paris fashion during the interwar years. The flawlessly draped gowns produced by Augustabernard were usually executed with minimal adornment.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of the Couturiere, 1919-1939
- Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s