Object Title
Printed Chiffon Evening Dress with Detachable Skirt
Part of
Collection: Herbert Sondheim, Inc. fashion business scrapbooks
Material Category
Drawing/Painting/Print
Type of Work
design drawings
Description
Printed chiffon evening dress with a twisted bodice and floor-length detachable skirt that can be worn as a cape (as indicated in the text). Sketch (in color) also includes a small view of the dress worn without the detachable skirt, which shows a more narrow skirt and shirring on the sides of the waist. Model is depicted with a flower piece in her hair.
Date
1935 – 1940
Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)
Lucien Lelong (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 7.75 in (height)
Inscription
[Right]: Lelong/Print chiffon/twists/dress/shirrs/over/hips
[Left]: detachable/skirt/worn as/cape (text)
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Location
box 4, folder 37
Identifier
KA0039_V9p37-008
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Material Category
Drawing/Painting/PrintType of Work
design drawingsDescription
Printed chiffon evening dress with a twisted bodice and floor-length detachable skirt that can be worn as a cape (as indicated in the text). Sketch (in color) also includes a small view of the dress worn without the detachable skirt, which shows a more narrow skirt and shirring on the sides of the waist. Model is depicted with a flower piece in her hair.Date
1935 – 1940Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)Lucien Lelong (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 7.75 in (height)Inscription
[Right]: Lelong/Print chiffon/twists/dress/shirrs/over/hips [Left]: detachable/skirt/worn as/cape (text)Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Location
box 4, folder 37Identifier
KA0039_V9p37-008There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.