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Strapless Evening dress in white-on-white dotted organdy

Elsa Schiaparelli1949/1950

Museum of the City of New York

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

Evening dress in white silk organdy embroidered allover with white silk dots, on cotton plain-weave ground; mermaid style; full-length; strapless bodice with square neckline; natural waistline; large ruffle on skirt from waist down center front and around hem, edged with loose black horsehair, interior edged in wire; proper left side zipper closure; attached boned white silk corselet, proper left hook-and-eye closure. Label: Schiaparelli / 21. place vendôme Paris.

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  • Title: Strapless Evening dress in white-on-white dotted organdy
  • Creator: Elsa Schiaparelli
  • Creator Birth Date: 1890
  • Creator Death Date: 1973
  • Date Created: 1949/1950
  • Location Created: France
  • Type: Evening dress (garment)
  • Medium: Organdy, Silk (textile), Cotton (textile), Horsehair, Wire
  • Fashion house, designer, label: Schiaparelli
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