Dance dress
(c. 1925)
Medium
silk, glass (beads)
Measurements
103.0 cm (centre back) 54.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D237-1974
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Black dress of silk woven with a crêpe yarn, with transparent beading on the neckline, waistline, skirt panels and hemline. The dress has a dropped waist, knee length skirt with scalloped hemline, and a filled in v-neckline at both the front and back.
Discover more
Explore the collection
Bow tie
YVES SAINT LAURENT, Paris (manufacturer)
Drawstring bag
(FRANCE)
CAP
Pleated dress
BOTTEGA VENETA, Italy (fashion house); Tomas MAIER (designer)
Look 49, dress
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer)
Jacket (Casaquin)
FRANCE
Fan
(JAPAN)
Mat
(YUGOSLAVIA)
Gloves
FRANCE
Gloves
ENGLAND
Gloves
ENGLAND
Waistcoat
(ENGLAND)
Fragment
UNKNOWN
Cap
BRUSSELS
Queen Summer
(ENGLAND)
Fragment of brocade
(FRANCE)
Headpiece
PHILIPPE NIBART, Paris (attributed to) (millinery house)
Boots
UNKNOWN
Wedding dress
(AFGHANISTAN)
Bonnet
(THE NETHERLANDS)
Glove purse
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, Paris (fashion house); Martin MARGIELA (designer)
Embroidery
ENGLAND
Gloves
ENGLAND
SLIPPER PATTERN
(ENGLAND)
Cap
(FRANCE)
Quilt top
UNITED STATES, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Gloves
ITALY
Gloves
(ENGLAND)
Bag
MAXTEX, London
Brooch
(ENGLAND)