Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Cocktail dress

Item

Title

Cocktail dress

Description

Blue taffeta fit and flare cocktail dress; scoop neckline; sleeveless; princess seaming through bodice; natural waistline in front, dropping to hip level at center back; flared skirt; flat horizontal pleating forms bustle effect at center back; flat bow at center back; midi-ballerina, tea length.

Creator

Chapman, Ceil

Date

1955-1965

Source

Donor: Ruth Smith

Identifier

Object ID #1995.172
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/9cb1549e968b65c7fdc4c98e982aeea2.jpg

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Chapman, Ceil, “Cocktail dress,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed September 16, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4512.