Psychedelic Print Evening Gown and Jacket

Brief Item Record

Title: Psychedelic Print Evening Gown and Jacket

Creator: Bill Blass, Maurice Rentner

Date: 1960-1970

Description: Evening gown in psychedelic print of turquoise, lime green + pink; turquoise '˜turtle' buttons on jacket; boat-neck sheath dress; hidden fabric covered snaps; ribbed synthetic with turquoise, lime green, pink, and yellow psychedelic print; white cotton; synthetic ribbon; blue plastic beads; metal snaps. A. Shift dress; Empire waist; sleeveless; boat neck; ankle-length; darts at bust and waist; straight skirt; cotton lining; ribbon at inner bottom hem. B. Semi-fitted jacket. Cap sleeves; round collar; 4 snap closures CF with bead decoration; princess seams; semi-fitted at waist; darts in back at neck.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2004002

Title

Psychedelic Print Evening Gown and Jacket

Description

Evening gown in psychedelic print of turquoise, lime green + pink; turquoise '˜turtle' buttons on jacket; boat-neck sheath dress; hidden fabric covered snaps; ribbed synthetic with turquoise, lime green, pink, and yellow psychedelic print; white cotton; synthetic ribbon; blue plastic beads; metal snaps. A. Shift dress; Empire waist; sleeveless; boat neck; ankle-length; darts at bust and waist; straight skirt; cotton lining; ribbon at inner bottom hem. B. Semi-fitted jacket. Cap sleeves; round collar; 4 snap closures CF with bead decoration; princess seams; semi-fitted at waist; darts in back at neck.

Date

1960-1970

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Physical Object

Temporal Coverage

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Rights Holder

© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.

Costume Item Type Metadata

Cataloguer with Date

Arden Kirkland; Margaret Thompson/Madeleine Boesche 2/13/10

Color Main

Label

Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner'

Donor

Nancy Brandon Allen

Date Earliest

1960

Date Latest

1970

Gender

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Function

Condition Term

excellent

Storage Location

HANGING

Work Type

Citation

Bill Blass and Maurice Rentner, “Psychedelic Print Evening Gown and Jacket,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 4, 2023, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1117.