Satin Jacquard Evening Dress with Diagonal Stripes, about 1947

Description:: Satin evening dress with black-and-blue diagonal jacquard stripes. Bodice with wide neckline edged with aqua ribbon; ribbon covered with white lace interspersed with gold metallic thread patterns. Seams in bodice pulled. Elbow-length sleeves. Full-bias twelve-gore skirt edged with black box-pleated ruffle on inside of hem. Clothing label: ORIGINAL/CARRIE MUNN/NEW YORK. This garment was owned by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, daughter of Mr. Harvey Firestone of Detroit, Michigan.Elizabeth Parke Firestone is shown wearing this and another dress in photographs taken by Cecil Beaton for Vogue Magazine in very late 1949 or early 1950. Vogue chose to include the other dress in the magazine; its whereabouts are unknown. Elizabeth also wore this dress at a party for her eldest daughter, Elizabeth.
Date Issued:: [1947 TO 1953]
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
Collection:: Digital Dress Collection
Place:: New York, New York, United States
Subject Topic:: Evening dresses
Format:: clothing
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URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:EM02_89_492_596