Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Party dress

Item

Title

Party dress

Description

Black silk tissue taffeta party dress; wide scoop neckline; short kimono sleeves with gussets, asymmetrical 4 black button closure; gathered skirt into natural waist, very wide; skirt slit to hem at opening; bow on front left thigh; back bodice has asymmetrical neckline and 4 waist darts; probably was worn with a belt. No label.

Worn by Jane Bradley Pettit.

Relation

Detail of front closures (Object ID #2008.09.69)

Creator

Galanos, James

Date

1952-1955

Source

Donor: Lynde and David Uihlein

Identifier

Object ID #2008.09.69
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/697a5351f2d6b9fb577462d7cf472501.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Galanos, James, “Party dress,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed September 20, 2026, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/5271.