White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2011004
Title
White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash
Description
White 50's Party Dress with Blue Sash; white cotton organdy, tiffany blue synthetic taffeta, white synthetic lining; dropped v-neck with center gathered bust, straps that sit just off the shoulders, sleeveless, blue sash gathered around waist, raised to a point at the center top, skirt is knife pleated at natural waist, horizontal pintucks in groups of 3 alternating with thin strips of white lace, 6.5" unembellished at bottom, back scoop neck, zipper through CB, sash hooks at CB, decorated with half bow and tails, built in crinoline, grosquain waist band
Creator
Town Shop
Date
1955
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
35 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 39 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length),
Medium
cotton
synthetic fiber
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
1950s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2011004
Color Main
white
Color Secondary
blue
Dimensions Chest
35
Dimensions Waist
25
Dimensions CF Length
39
Dimensions CB Length
43
Dimensions All
35 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 39 inches (center front length), 43 inches (center back length),
Label
Town Shop, De Pinna, Fifth Avenue, New York/ Rappi
Wearer
Laurie McDonald Meigs
Donor
Laurie McDonald Meigs
Date Earliest
1955
Date Latest
1956
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Evening dresses
Condition Term
good
Condition
some discoloration at neck/shoulders, stain on sash
Storage Location
HANGING
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
dress
Comments