Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Evening gown

Item

Title

Evening gown

Description

Black peau de soie and velvet evening gown; strapless; stiff brassiere understructure; boned midriff; wide velvet trim over skirt at waistline forming tunic look; draping at right side; slimming through waist; train in back; two sets of zippers, one for skirt and one for back bodice. Worn as a performance gown by Hildegarde.

Creator

Sorelle Fontana

Date

1956

Source

Donated by Hildegarde

Is Part Of

Hildegarde exhibit

Identifier

Object ID #1974.13
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/0997125bd7940d163c34e835a64385c2.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Sorelle Fontana, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/2075.