Object: Cocktail dress
Brand:
Hattie Carnegie
Designer:
Pauline Potter
(1908 - 1976)
Date: c. 1952
Medium: Silk faille
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of David Biderman
Object number: 82.208.1
DescriptionSquare neck cocktail dress in black silk faille, with cap sleeves and flared skirt built out with fringed, swag at LS; attached longline bra
Label Text:During her tenure at the house of Hattie Carnegie, from 1943 to 1953, Pauline Fairfax Potter was reputedly the highest paid female fashion designer in America.
Exhibitions:
- Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors