Wedding Dress with Capelet and Hat of Karen Lipschutz Goodis and Cindy Lipschutz Jacobson
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Identifier
VC2005003
Title
Wedding Dress with Capelet and Hat of Karen Lipschutz Goodis and Cindy Lipschutz Jacobson
Description
Dress (a) of cream synthetic chiffon and crepe; empire silhouette; cream chiffon sleeveless bodice, scoop neck, two darts that extend up from the empire waistline over the bust, polyester and metal zipper at center back, cream crepe lining; cream chiffon flared floor-length skirt, flowing train at back, cream crepe lining. Capelet (b) of synthetic chiffon and metal closures; circular sheer capelet with band collar, decorative cream buttons on left shoulder, metal hook and eye closure on center back of collar.Hat (c ) of nylon horse hair and synthetic chiffon; wide-brim hat with curved crown, nylon horse hair structure with ruffles of cream chiffon and a draped chiffon rosette on the right side.
Date
1977-1978
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
38 inches (chest), 31 inches (waist), 74.5 inches (center back length), other measurements: front bust= 18.5, back bust=19.5, neck = 18.5, nape to waist = 14.5, F Waist to hem = 43, B Waist to hem = 60
Medium
chiffon
crepe
horsehair
metal
nylon
polyester
synthetic fiber
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
New York
United States
Temporal Coverage
1970s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2005003
Color Main
cream
Technique
machine sewing
darts
Structure Silhouette
Empire silhouette
Closure Type
zipper
Closure Placement
center back closure
Collar
band collar
Structure Sleeves
sleeveless
Structure Waist
high
Structure Skirt
flared skirt
Structure Hem
train
Costume Component
lining
Dimensions Chest
38
Dimensions Waist
31
Dimensions CB Length
74.5
Dimensions Other
front bust= 18.5, back bust=19.5, neck = 18.5, nape to waist = 14.5, F Waist to hem = 43, B Waist to hem = 60
Dimensions All
38 inches (chest), 31 inches (waist), 74.5 inches (center back length), other measurements: front bust= 18.5, back bust=19.5, neck = 18.5, nape to waist = 14.5, F Waist to hem = 43, B Waist to hem = 60
Wearer
Karen Lipschutz Goodis (Vassar class of 1973)
Cindy Lipschutz Jacobson
Donor
Elaine Lipschutz
Date Earliest
1977
Date Latest
1978
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Wedding
Function
wedding clothes
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
This dress was worn successively by two sisters, Karen Lipschutz Goodis and Cindy Lipschutz Jacobson. Karen wore the dress with a veil, and Cindy wore it with the included hat.
Condition Term
excellent
Condition
maintained in dry cleaners' wedding dress preservation box
Mannequin
size 10 1970
Storage Location
N6
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Credit Line
Gift of Elaine Lipschutz
Work Type
dress
hat
capelet
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