Evening gown
c. 1932
Silk crepe and net
Gift in memory of Hilda Feldman Dickinson
Object number81.159.1
Voluminous balloon sleeves were one of numerous statement-making styles during the 1930s. Women’s Wear Daily reported that such sleeves were pretty and practical because they allowed the arms to move. This design may have been worn as an evening dress or a hostess gown—pale silks, net inserts, and wrap bodices were regularly used for both.
DescriptionGown; plisse effect pink twill fabric; décolleté V neck; darted cap elbow length sleeve with shaped cuff; surplice wrap bodice front with back waist belt extension, buckles at right side waist; 9 slanted back and front waist tucks; irregular seaming; floor length, bias cut; floral net inserts front and back bodice and sleevesCollections
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