Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Claire McCardell
(1905 - 1958)
Date: c.1939
Medium: Rayon and silk crepe faille
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Denise Otis
Object number: 2005.65.9
DescriptionLong evening dress in bias cut black rayon / silk crepe faille, with modified halter styling, draped with tucks across back shoulder for back bodice fullness; full, angled cut with plunging V-neck, shallow V-back, triangular keyhole at CB midriff, gathered at waist seam, with front inverted point; CF hooks & eyes, attached self tie belt
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Paris, Capital of Fashion
- Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s
- American Beauty