Evening dress
Designer
Molyneux
(1891 - 1974)
1926-1927
Chiffon, sequins, and satin lined organza
Gift of Phyllis Hulburd
Object number74.25.1
Sequins and fringe were ubiquitous forms of embellishment on eveningwear in the 1920s. Molyneux combined the two, creating a dress of unexpected simplicity and elegance. His approach to design is refined in its use of a single color and modern in the way the dress reflects light when the wearer moves. The long strands of sequins fall freely to the hipline, alluding to the dropped waist of the fashionable silhouette.
DescriptionSleeveless blue chiffon and sequin dress; bateau neckline in front, deep V back; dress is worked with blue sequins in stripes; rows of sequins worked on picot edge strip of chiffon hang from neck to hip in fringe effect; solid chiffon loose hip yoke has one row of sequins on either side worked horizontally two tiers of sequin fringe hang to hem from under hip yoke. Blue satin lined organza camisole slip with straps of beige netCollections
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