Dress
Designer
Irene Castle
(1893 - 1969)
c. 1923
Black silk crepe and tan lace
Museum purchase
Object numberP91.76.1
The dancer Irene Castle was known for her romantic and modern style. She parlayed her status as a fashion icon into a successful collaboration with Corticelli Silks, designing and promoting clothes based on her personal taste. This dress combines the functional chic of a little black dress with the charm of a naively rendered floral bouquet. The tiered ruffles and narrow embroidered panel emphasize movement, a consistent theme in Castle’s own wardrobe.
DescriptionBlack silk crepe dress; chemise; open round neck; drop shoulder; tan lace collar; tan, green hand embroidered floral bouquet at left waist; four self cascade flaps at LF skirt; self tie belt attached at LF dropped waist. Matching embroidered belt.Collections
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