Cocktail dress
Brand
Hattie Carnegie
Designer
Pauline Potter
(1908 - 1976)
c. 1952
Silk faille
Gift of David Biderman
Object number82.208.1
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.
DescriptionSquare neck cocktail dress in black silk faille, with cap sleeves and flared skirt built out with fringed, swag at LS; attached longline braExhibitions