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Floor-length black dress with triangular cut out at the bust and black sequin elements
dress
Floor-length black dress with triangular cut out at the bust and black sequin elements
Dress
Designer (1903 - 1959)
c. 1945
Silk and sequins
USA
Gift of Maybell Machris
Object number71.206.2
Long sleeves and bold shoulders were fashionable for evening dresses during the early to mid 1940s. This dramatic design has a triangle of sheer fabric that alludes to bare skin. Sequins of varying size were used to create trompe l’oeil ribbons that wrap the body and which appear to be flowing.
DescriptionFull length black silk dress, triangular sheer beige inset CF, sequined design on bodice and skirt
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