Blue Velvet Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Blue Velvet Dress
Date: 1920-1929
Description: Blue silk velvet; drop waist dress; V-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left. ; Drop waist dress; v-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2003006
Title
Blue Velvet Dress
Description
Blue silk velvet; drop waist dress; V-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left. ; Drop waist dress; v-neck; sleeveless; asymmetrical drop waist curving down to the right; large bow with one tail at left hip; fuller skirt, below knee; waist seam at back curves up to the left.
Date
1920-1929
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
36 inches (chest), 36.5 inches (hips), 35 inches (center front length), 38 inches (center back length),
Medium
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
Fashion and Fashion Plates
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
Chloe, Leksi, Anne 3/5/2010; Asia Howard 06/11/2014; Katelyn Ferguson 01/02/2004
Color Main
Neckline
Sleeve Type
Length
Chest
36
Hips
36.5
Center Front Length
35
Center Back Length
38
All Measurements
36 inches (chest), 36.5 inches (hips), 35 inches (center front length), 38 inches (center back length),
Donor
Karen Smythe
Date Earliest
1920
Date Latest
1929
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Exhibitions
Fashion and Fashion Plates, 2014
Condition Description
significant discoloration and staining; light wrinkling
Mannequin
1968
Storage Location
G0
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Blue Velvet Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1113.