Black Ruffled Net Gown

VC2001150

Black Ruffled Net Gown

Black net gown w/black silk crepe lining, rhinestone clips at shoulders; Black cotton net, black silk crepe lining, clasps of metal and rhinestones, metal snaps; fitted bodice with natural waist, square front neckline, deep v-neck in back, rolled net shoulder strap attaches to shoulder with a snap, ruffles over shoulders, slightly flared ankle length skirt, bias cut slip lining with no waistline, three v-shaped net ruffles at hips around back form modified bustle, closure in left side with small snaps, rhinestone clasps are round with 6 larger stones around empty center, surrounded by ring of smaller stones, clasped where neckline meets shoulder.

Clothing and dress

26 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 55 inches (center front length), 44 inches (center back length), other measurements: 9 3/4 neckline to waist (CF)

cotton

glass

metal

silk

Physical Object

1930s

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VC2001150

Anne, Chloë, Leksi, 2/26/10; Elizabeth Scopel, Arden Kirkland on 5/4/12

black

26

30

55

44

9 3/4 neckline to waist (CF)

26 inches (chest), 30 inches (waist), 55 inches (center front length), 44 inches (center back length), other measurements: 9 3/4 neckline to waist (CF)

womenswear

costume

clothing

Evening Dresses

evening dress

good

Small holes in upper right bodice front, large holes over right thigh, fraying at raw edges of net, back right waist seam coming unstitched, very wrinkled, very brittle and shedding from raw edges.

O12

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

dress