Evening suit
(1947-1948)
Medium
silk (taffeta), silk (velvet), cotton, glass (beads, buttons), elastic
Measurements
(a) 56.5 cm (centre back) 59.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket bodice)
(b) 101.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dominique Sirop, 2018
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(Paris), France
Accession Number
2017.1345.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Jacket bodice and skirt in black silk taffeta decorated with embroidered floral motifs down centre front of bodice and scattered across skirt. The jacket has a small turn over collar, slight peplum waist and long sleeves with button cuffs and fastens at centre front with fifteen faceted glass buttons. The jacket is lined in black silk. The skirt is ankle length cut in gores and fastens with a short metal zip.