Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Evening gown

Item

Title

Evening gown

Description

Black silk crepe evening gown; strapless; six white narrow vertical strips applied evenly along gown with white bows at top; strips run down dress below knee, flaring out with six godets; black sequin beading runs completely around white strips; corselet bodice understructure, back hook closures; center back zipper with hook and eye closures. Worn by Hildegarde for the first time in Milwaukee in 1948.

Relation

Hildegarde in Bruyère gown (publicity photo)

Creator

Bruyère

Date

1948

Source

Donated by Hildegarde

Is Part Of

Hildegarde exhibit

Identifier

Object ID #1974.09
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/34a7a8af07046318ee2a48694e400026.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and Dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Bruyère, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/2066.