Wedding Dress of Peggy Cheng
Dublin Core
Identifier
PC2013001
Title
Wedding Dress of Peggy Cheng
Description
Dress of red silk dupioni; gold embroidery in rose motifs repeated throughout; sheath silhouette; floor length; princess seams; sleeveless; halter neck; trumpet skirt; metal zipper at center back; gold frog closure at center front neck.
Date
2006
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
28 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 30 inches (hips),
Medium
dupioni
metal
silk
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Taiwan
Temporal Coverage
2000s
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
For Better and For Worse
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
PC2013001
Color Main
red
Color Secondary
gold
Technique
machine sewing
princess seams
Closure Placement
center back closure
Structure Neckline
halter
Structure Sleeves
sleeveless
Structure Waist
no waistline
Structure Skirt
trumpet skirt
Structure Hem
floor length
Dimensions Chest
28
Dimensions Waist
26
Dimensions Hips
30
Dimensions All
28 inches (chest), 26 inches (waist), 30 inches (hips),
Wearer
Peggy Cheng
Date Earliest
2006
Date Latest
2006
Culture
Taiwanese
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Wedding
Function
wedding clothes
Exhibitions
For Better and For Worse, Spring 2013
Public Information
Peggy Cheng (VC class of 1993) wore this dress for her wedding to Chris Morrow (also VC class of 1993) on July 1, 2006, in Philadelphia at Bartram's Garden.
“In keeping with Chinese tradition, my dress was a red silk dress. It had gold embroidery, and was sent to me by my mother from Taiwan. She selected the fabric and had it made, with some measurements she took from me over the phone. Once I received it I got it altered a bit, but otherwise it's exactly the dress she sent. I think she sent one sketch of what she thought it would look like (the neck, length, shape, etc.). Chris just wore a nice summer suit!†- Peggy Cheng, VC class of 1993
“In keeping with Chinese tradition, my dress was a red silk dress. It had gold embroidery, and was sent to me by my mother from Taiwan. She selected the fabric and had it made, with some measurements she took from me over the phone. Once I received it I got it altered a bit, but otherwise it's exactly the dress she sent. I think she sent one sketch of what she thought it would look like (the neck, length, shape, etc.). Chris just wore a nice summer suit!†- Peggy Cheng, VC class of 1993
Condition Term
excellent
Mannequin
Peggy
Repository
Collection of Peggy Cheng
Work Type
dress
Related Items:
Comments