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Evening dress in beige silk twill and heavy guipure beige cotton lace

Pierre Balmain1966

Museum of the City of New York

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

Evening dress with bodice of heavy guipure beige cotton lace on silk organdy, skirt of beige silk twill; full-length; fitted bodice to natural waistline; round neckline; sleeveless; silk twill piping at neck and armscye; narrow lace band edging neckline, waistline, and hem; full skirt lightly gathered at sides of waist; wide lace inset below-knee to ankle; proper left side zippers in bodice and skirt, concealed snaps in lace at proper left bodice, hook-and-eye closure at proper left waistband; satin facing in skirt; beige taffeta underskirt with net stiffening. Label: Pierre Balmain / Paris. Worn by Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.

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  • Title: Evening dress in beige silk twill and heavy guipure beige cotton lace
  • Creator: Pierre Balmain
  • Creator Birth Date: 1914
  • Creator Death Date: 1982
  • Date Created: 1966
  • Location Created: France
  • Provenance: Worn by Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
  • Type: Evening dress (garment)
  • Medium: Lace, Silk (fiber), Twill, Organdy, Taffeta, Net (textile), Cotton (textile)
  • Fashion house, designer, label: Pierre Balmain
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