Red Taffeta Bridesmaid Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Red Taffeta Bridesmaid Dress
Description: red taffeta bridesmaid dress; 1. Synthetic red taffeta; synthetic white net bodice lining; off-white synthetic plain weave underskirt; synthetic red netting tape in hem lining of dress; metal side zipper. 2. Fit and Flare silhouette; modified rounded deep v-neck, front and back; sleeveless, 3.5'wide shoulder straps; princess and center-front seams in bodice; angular over-panels hang from bodice to mid-thigh; skirt below panels, gathered at mid-thigh; mid calf-length skirt; underskirt attached at right and left of waist.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2003001
Title
Red Taffeta Bridesmaid Dress
Description
red taffeta bridesmaid dress; 1. Synthetic red taffeta; synthetic white net bodice lining; off-white synthetic plain weave underskirt; synthetic red netting tape in hem lining of dress; metal side zipper. 2. Fit and Flare silhouette; modified rounded deep v-neck, front and back; sleeveless, 3.5'wide shoulder straps; princess and center-front seams in bodice; angular over-panels hang from bodice to mid-thigh; skirt below panels, gathered at mid-thigh; mid calf-length skirt; underskirt attached at right and left of waist.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
34 inches (chest), 24.5 inches (waist), 40 inches (center front length), 39 inches (center back length), other measurements: 1992.8 ab
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Katelyn Ferguson 1/21/2004 Madeleine Boesche 2/19/2010
Color Main
Closure
Closure Placement
Chest
34
Waist
24.5
Center Front Length
40
Center Back Length
39
All Measurements
34 inches (chest), 24.5 inches (waist), 40 inches (center front length), 39 inches (center back length), other measurements: 1992.8 ab
Donor
Karen Smythe
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
excellent
Mannequin
1992.8 ab
Storage Location
HANGING
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Red Taffeta Bridesmaid Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 5, 2026, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1108.