Evening dress
Brand
Balmain
(French, founded 1945)
Designer
Pierre Balmain
(1914 - 1982)
c. 1948
Silk organdy, net, and nylon
Gift of Mrs. Frank Jenkins
Object number72.109.1
The molded hourglass silhouette was characteristic of Balmain’s work, as well as the general look of much of 1950s fashion. This dress is shaped by the garment’s boned interior corset and accompanying petticoat.
DescriptionSleeveless short evening dress of two layers of black net / dotted net over silk organdy; scoop neck with wide V neck in back; boned net corset of cream net; with white petticoat of nylon stiffening, one large flounce covered with three layers of gathered netCollections
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