Object Title
Short-Sleeved Black Crêpe Dress with Cords and Shirred Accents
Part of
Collection: Herbert Sondheim, Inc. fashion business scrapbooks
Material Category
Drawing/Painting/Print
Type of Work
design drawings
Description
Short-sleeved back crêpe dress with a calf-length straight skirt, angular sleeves, two black suede star buttons at the neckline, and sections of shirring between cords on the top bodice and below the waist. Sketch includes view of the front of the dress worn with what appears to be a short-brimmed hat with a veil, as well as a partial view of the back of the dress with additional cords and bands of shirring throughout most of the bodice.
Date
1935 – 1940
Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)
Lucien Lelong (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 8 in (height)
Inscription
[Right]: Lelong/2 star/blk buttons/(suede)/shirred/shirred/from/cord
[Left]: cords/shirred/between/skin/Blk crêpe (text)
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Location
box 2, folder 38
Identifier
KA0039_V8p38-004
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Material Category
Drawing/Painting/PrintType of Work
design drawingsDescription
Short-sleeved back crêpe dress with a calf-length straight skirt, angular sleeves, two black suede star buttons at the neckline, and sections of shirring between cords on the top bodice and below the waist. Sketch includes view of the front of the dress worn with what appears to be a short-brimmed hat with a veil, as well as a partial view of the back of the dress with additional cords and bands of shirring throughout most of the bodice.Date
1935 – 1940Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)Lucien Lelong (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 8 in (height)Inscription
[Right]: Lelong/2 star/blk buttons/(suede)/shirred/shirred/from/cord [Left]: cords/shirred/between/skin/Blk crêpe (text)Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Location
box 2, folder 38Identifier
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