Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Evening gown

Item

Title

Evening gown

Description

Long off-white silk organdy evening gown with floral embroidery in shades of yellow-gold, bronze, and off-white; fitted strapless bodice with boned inner constructed bodice; empire style folded yellow-gold silk taffeta attached belt, ending in long and wide shaped floats at top of center back zipper; floats can be worn as train or tied as sash; shorter straight front, longer and fuller back; two attached slips are hand-overcast.

Relation

Detail of evening gown floats (Object ID #2004.03.123)

Creator

Irene

Date

1954-1964

Source

Donated by Charles Kleibacker

Is Part Of

Irene exhibit

Identifier

Object ID #2004.03.123
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/4250c47f09beab5347eea2481752accc.jpg

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Collection

Irene Collection

Citation

Irene, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/1965.