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Evening ensemble comprising ball gown in off-white silk faille and stole in vermillion silk crepe
Hubert de Givenchy1964
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY, United States
A: Ball gown of off-white silk faille; fitted bodice with flared skirt; full-length; round neckline; sleeveless; high waist above natural waistline; boned waist cincher; vermillion ostrich feather fringe to floor sewn to white satin underskirt; back zipper. B: Vermillion silk crepe stole, triangular; edged on two sides with vermillion ostrich feather fringe. Label: Givenchy / Paris / made in France 28517. Worn by Mrs. Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Featured in the November 1964 issue of "Vogue" on page 143.
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- Title: Evening ensemble comprising ball gown in off-white silk faille and stole in vermillion silk crepe
- Creator: Hubert de Givenchy
- Creator Birth Date: 1927
- Date Created: 1964
- Location Created: France
- Provenance: Worn by Mrs. Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Featured in the November 1964 issue of "Vogue" on page 143.
- Type: Ensemble (costume), Stole (outerwear), Gown
- Medium: Silk (textile), Faille, Ostrich feather, Crepe (textile)
- Fashion house, designer, label: Givenchy
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