Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Evening gown

Item

Title

Evening gown

Description

Black cotton piqué evening with black seed beading at hips; bias cut; one shoulder strap; side zipper closure; sleeveless; very fitted through hip, diagonal beaded hip panel; diagonal seams; full flared skirt; skirt has black organza petticoat and brown taffeta lining; mid-calf length.

This dress was made when Charles Kleibacker was designing for Nettie Rosenstein, but was never put into production. Charles said Nettie told him that this would be too difficult to fit for ready-to-wear.

Creator

Kleibacker, Charles

Date

1957

Source

Donor: Charles Kleibacker

Identifier

Object ID #1974.55
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/d630bbedfd7a57993334192a88e9bf64.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Citation

Kleibacker, Charles, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/3429.