Debutante gown in ivory peau-de-soie with applied silver beads, rhinestones and iridescent sequins – (Ann Cole Lowe) Previous Next


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Date: 1962

Museum: Museum of the City of New York (New York, United States)

Technique: Textile

Debutante gown; ivory peau-de-soie; A-line; floor-length; scoop neckline; sleeveless; princess seams on bodice, full skirt; floral bouquet in applied silver bugle beads, clear rhinestones and iridescent sequins from proper right strap to proper left hip, matching peau-de-soie bow applied at waist; two floor-length trapezoidal panels from center back, topped with two small peau-de-soie bows, applied with bead, rhinestone, and sequin floral vine pattern; center back zipper closure; attached corset and crinoline; silk taffeta lining. Worn by the donor Vicomtesse de Richemont (née Anne Hart Green) at her debut 1962. The donor also designed the embroidered motifs.

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