Black Cocktail Dress
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Cocktail Dress
Date: 1956
Description: Black A-line cocktail dress; silk chiffon, taffeta, velvet; sleeveless v-neck; pleated shoulder detail; bodice chiffon pleated from shoulder to gathers at bust; black velvet waistband with shirring at sides, full accordion pleated skirt, gathered at waist, mid-calf length; layer of net under skirt chiffon; fully lined with taffeta.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2014004
Title
Black Cocktail Dress
Description
Black A-line cocktail dress; silk chiffon, taffeta, velvet; sleeveless v-neck; pleated shoulder detail; bodice chiffon pleated from shoulder to gathers at bust; black velvet waistband with shirring at sides, full accordion pleated skirt, gathered at waist, mid-calf length; layer of net under skirt chiffon; fully lined with taffeta.
Date
1956
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
31 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 40 inches (hips), 39.5 inches (center front length), 42.5 inches (center back length), 118.5 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: 118.5 inches (hem circumference); 9 inches (armpit to waist)
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Is Referenced By
Fashion and Fashion Plates
Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Arden Kirkland 2014-04-30
Taylor Bowen 2014-05-14
Taylor Bowen 2014-05-14
Color Main
Dress Type
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Type
Waistline
Skirt Type
Length
Costume Components
Chest
31
Waist
25
Hips
40
Center Front Length
39.5
Center Back Length
42.5
Hem Circumference
118.5
Underarm to Waist
9
Measurements Other
118.5 inches (hem circumference); 9 inches (armpit to waist)
All Measurements
31 inches (chest), 25 inches (waist), 40 inches (hips), 39.5 inches (center front length), 42.5 inches (center back length), 118.5 inches (hem circumference), 9 inches (underarm to waist). other measurements: 118.5 inches (hem circumference); 9 inches (armpit to waist)
Donor
Diane Friedman
Date Earliest
1956
Date Latest
1956
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Public Information
The donor wore this dress to the dance on Sophomore Fathers' Weekend at Vassar in 1956.
Condition Term
excellent
Treatment
Small fold at shoulder detail showing unfinished chiffon edge was tacked.
Storage Location
HANGING
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Black Cocktail Dress,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed December 2, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/4475.