Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Evening gown

Item

Title

Evening gown

Description

A. Mauve silk charmeuse evening gown; trimmed in burgundy silk velvet at neckline and armscyes; plunging neckline at front and back; sleeveless; bias cut; mermaid silhouette; unlined; ankle length. B. Burgundy velvet belt; lined with mauve silk charmeuse; ties at side.

According to Sister Aloyse Hessburg, this gown is a copy of the bronze gown by Chauvel (2012.01.51.AB). This gown is attributed to "Cafe de Paris in London by Ilene Adair."

Relation

Evening gown (Object ID #2012.01.51.AB)

Creator

Adair, Ilene

Date

ca. 1933

Source

Donated by Hildegarde

Is Part Of

Identifier

Object ID #1974.07.AB
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Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Adair, Ilene, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed November 5, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/2056.