Wedding Dress of Willa McCarthy
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2003008
Title
Wedding Dress of Willa McCarthy
Description
White wedding dress(a) of satin, net, sequins, and beads; long sleeves with some gathering at shoulders; full, floor-length gathered skirt; decorative beads and sequins on the bodice, sleeves, skirt, and him in a symmetrical lace and floral motif; fitted torso and pointed waist at the front and back; three decorative satin flowers with beaded centers at center back waist; white metal zipper at the center back; sleeves are long and made of tulle with two triangular cuts at each cuff; v-shaped dip at center back; skirt gathered at waist, full, layered with sheer tulle, and decorative floral white lace motif at the hem. Separate train (b) of gathered net with sequins and beads.
Date
1997
Subject
weddings
clothing and dress
Relation
For Better and For Worse
Medium
satin
tulle
beads
sequins
metal closures
Type
Physical Object
Dress
Spatial Coverage
New York, USA
Temporal Coverage
1990s
Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2003008
Cataloguer with Date
Anna Wiencrot 1/21/2004; Ruby Pierce and Hilde Wulf, 1/2014
Color Main
white
Technique
machine sewing
beading
A
dress
B
train
Structure Silhouette
fit and flare
Structure Cut
straight
Closure Type
zipper
Closure Placement
center back
Structure Neckline
sweetheart
Structure Torso
fitted
Structure Sleeves
long
Structure Waist
pointed
Structure Skirt
gathered
Structure Hem
floor length
train
Wearer
Willa McCarthy
Donor
Willa McCarthy
Date Earliest
1997
Date Latest
1997
Culture
American
Gender
female
Category
Wedding
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
This dress was worn by Willa McCarthy, VC class of 1992, for her wedding at Alumnae House on December 29, 1997.
Condition Term
excellent
Treatment
The mannequin was padded slightly to fit the dress. The sleeves were filled with rolls of off-white net to support the shape.
Mannequin
size 12, 1974
Storage Location
BOX Z
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Willa Mcarthy
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