COCKTAIL DRESS & SHAWL
CH1980.128
(a) Strapless cocktail dress with boned bodice. Bodice has plain back and horizontally ruffled section at the front matching the ruffled front of the straight, slim-line skirt. Back of skirt plain with slit at centre back of hem. Metal zipper down centre back. Sky blue silk with paler blue taffeta lining.
(b) Shawl in matching blue silk with 46cm decorated bands at each end, 28.5 cm from edge. Decoration comprises geometric patterns in white silk and gold thread. Label at one end reads: 'PURE SILK/ hand woven in Siam/ THAI SILK Co. Ltd/ WOVEN BY CHEING'.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1980.128 |
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| Accession Date: | 15 Apr 1980 |
| Credit: | Mrs J.G. Stodart |
Material
| Silk/Textile | Thai silk, taffeta lining. | 0 - Whole |
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| Taffeta/Textile | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| length | 870mm | Overall length. |
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| length | 800mm | Bust. |
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| length | 620mm | Waist. |
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| length | 470mm |
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| length | 2240mm |
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