Evening dress; black silk georgette with lace panels

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Evening dress; black silk georgette with lace panels

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Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

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Toitū Otago Settlers Museum NZMuseums

Description

This dress belonged to Jean Woodhead who wore it in 1930 and donated it to the Museum in 1954. It is a full-length, sleeveless evening gown with a shallow ‘V’ neck. The combination of georgette and lace was very popular in the early 1930s and this dress is a great example of the effect that contrasting panels of the two fabrics could create. The dress is fitted through the bodice and skims over the waist and hips before flowing out into the full skirt. This drapes beautifully but would have s...

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Date created

1930

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3242/objects/27669

Related subjects

1930 / Black / Jean Woodhead / Plunket

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