Evening dress Front of evening dress

Joseph Johnson

The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States

The waist of this evening gown measures an atypically slender 18 inches. Although stories of tightlaced corsets are exaggerated, women often did lace more tightly for formal occasions. The full, puffed sleeves of dresses during the 1890s also made waists appear even smaller.

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Title: Evening dress Front of evening dress
Creator: Joseph Johnson
Date Created: c. 1895
Location Created: England
Type: Two-piece dress
Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
Medium: Parsimmon silk satin and ecru lace
Credit: Museum purchase

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