Object Name: evening dress
Artist/Maker: Worth Ltd
Role in production: Designer
Place of Creation: Europe, United Kingdom, London
Date: 1953
Accession Number: 1956.21
Credit: Manchester City Galleries
Organdie printed with bamboo and bird design in grey-blue, green and blue. Trimmed with grey organdie.
Bodice of gathered organdie over boned fitting lining. Rising above bust each side of front, dipping to V CF and CB. Narrow pink muslin shoulder straps concealed under wide double bias shoulder sections. V neck back and front. Fastening CB with zip to hip, fastening underskirt below waist. Inner waistband of corded ribbon. Two flounces pleated to waist, wide lower one net-lined and widening to fall to hem in point at back. Rest of organdie skirt pleated to underskirt. Grey organdie drapery CB forming a sash falling from waist to hem, sewn at left waist under top flounce, fastening to right with press fastener.
Type: Length CF
Height: 147.3 cm
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Type: Length CB
Height: 190.5
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Type: Shoulder to waist
Height: 38
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Type: Waist
Height:
Width: 50.8
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Type: Hem
Height:
Width: 548.5
Depth:
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