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Object Name: dress

Artist/Maker: Andre Courreges, Paris
Role in production: Maker
Place of Creation: Europe, France, Paris
Date: 1966-8

Accession Number: 1992.107
Credit: Manchester City Galleries

Physical Description

Medium / Material

silk

Support

Technique

Description

Sleeveless party dress made from heavy matt finish silk, probably double faced. Plain around neck. Neckline, bust, waist, and hem all decorated with horizontal rows of ivory silk disc braid. Additional narrow edging attached to sleeve-holes (probably subsequent to purchase). CB has 19inch zip. Fully lined with ivory acetate, from hem up, also interlined with buckram.
Label CB "Courreges, Paris. Made in France A"
"Model No B5939"
"Made in France for Harrods"

Dimensions

Type: Length (back)
Height: 37 inches
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