Bright Orange Silk Taffeta Dress

VC2012002

Bright Orange Silk Taffeta Dress

Bright orange silk taffeta full length dress with bottom ruffles; dress: bright orange silk taffeta; close fitting full length with flared bottom; full length, close fitting, inverted V-seam under bust with gathering at each breast, boat neckline in front, deep V-neck in back, sleeve draping attached on left shoulder connected to the draping on left side of the V-back, draped piece continues to hang at the vertex, going down past back of knees, right side has a short sleeve, skirt has three small triangles of ruffles on each side, each triangle made up of 7 rows of ruffles, small train

belt: orange silk taffeta, worn at waist, oval silver metal with rhinestone closure at CF

1930-1939

Clothing and dress

32 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips),

metal

silk

taffeta

Physical Object

1930s

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Elizabeth Scopel, 6/19/2012

orange

machine sewing

32

26

32

32 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 32 inches (hips),

1930

1939

womenswear

costume

clothing

Evening dresses

excellent

2 holes under neckline; surface dirt (especially on bottom of skirt); threads of draped back piece coming loose

N2

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

dress

belt