Thai Chakri Dress (Mint)

Pierre Balmain1967

Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles
Bangkok, Thailand

Dress and attached shoulder cloth (saphak) of Thai silk and metal-thread brocade (phaa yok); bead, rhinestone, and metal-thread embroidery by House of Lesage, Paris.
The innovation of embroidering the underside of the shoulder cloth created another area of visual interest when the dress was worn.
QSMT 2010.38.6

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Title: Thai Chakri Dress (Mint)
Creator: Pierre Balmain
Date created: 1967

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