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Strapless cocktail dress in tomato red linen gauze

Cristóbal Balenciaga1956/1966

Museum of the City of New York

Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY, United States

Cocktail dress in tomato red linen gauze; fitted bodice with full draped skirt; knee-length; strapless, side boned bodice partially of red taffeta; natural waistline; self bow on upper proper left bodice; pleated skirt panel wraps from proper right to proper left, hitched at left hip; draped panel forming ruffle wraps around proper left hip; knife pleated bustle, ties in bow at proper left waist; three-layer red silk lace flounce edges skirt, draped panel, bustle, and hem; five self-covered button closures at proper left bodice, hook-and-eye closure at proper left skirt; white horsehair and taffeta lining. Worn by Anita Loos.

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