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Poiret, Paul; orange silk crepe dress

Description

Dark orange silk crepe dress; loose fitting; bodice front- slight V neckline, bodice back-deep V neckline; faux cape back; round neckline; front bodice necklines trimmed with gold metallic lace collar; bodice gathered down the center front, trimmed with 1

Source

HCT.1989.318.11

Date

1922

Relation

Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Provenance

Dark orange silk crepe dress; loose fitting; bodice front- slight V neckline, bodice back-deep V neckline; faux cape back; round neckline; front bodice necklines trimmed with gold metallic lace collar; bodice gathered down the center front, trimmed with 10 metallic thread buttons; bodice back - 13 hook & eye closures; bodice - lined in off-white silk plain weave fabric, has narrow shoulder straps, wide grosgrain waistband with hook & eye closure; straight long sleeves created by folding short side of panel on itself and stitching; armscye attached to front and top of bodice, back armscye stitched to back drape becoming part of cape illusion; cape gathered at neckline for fullness; drop-waist waist seam; waist seam trimmed with gold metallic lace; ankle to mid-calf length skirt pleated at waist-seam for fullness; skirt is not lined. ca. 1922

Designer

Poiret, Paul

Design Elements

Peter Pan/Flat Collar, Set-In Sleeve, Low Waist Dress, Gathered Skirt, Tube SIlhouette

Fiber/Fabric Information

fiber content=Silk

Decade

1920-1929

Color

Orange brown

Files

1989.318.11 F.JPG
1989.318.11 LF.JPG
1989.318.11 L.JPG
1989.318.11 LB.JPG
1989.318.11 B.JPG
1989.318.11 RB.JPG
1989.318.11 R.JPG
1989.318.11 RF.JPG
neckline detail.JPG
neckline detail 2.JPG
mid center front detail.JPG
center front detail.JPG
collar detail.JPG
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Collection

Citation

“Poiret, Paul; orange silk crepe dress,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed March 28, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/4109.