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1955-59 Red Chiffon Dress

Description

Short dress in red chiffon over taffeta.

Square neckline in front, dips to slight V in back. Extended shoulder forms cap sleeves with underarm gussett 8" wide center panel of vertically gathered chiffon begins at neckline and ends above waistline. 5" wide vertically gathered belts begins at right and left center backs, loop at center front, then return to center back resembling a cummerbund. Waistline is straight in front, dips to slight V at center back. Full chiffon skirt with slim chiffon underskirt interlined in red taffeta. Center back zipper with 5 hooks/loops.

Source

HCT.1988.200.23

Date

1955-1959

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Bravo

Decade

1950-1959

Files

1988.200.23 F.jpg
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1988.200.23 BL.jpg
1988.200.23 B.jpg
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1988.200.23 R.jpg
1988.200.23 FR.jpg
1988.200.23 FR 2.jpg
1988.200.23 Detail.jpg

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“1955-59 Red Chiffon Dress,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed March 28, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/4964.