Cocktail dress
Category
Costume
Date
1960
Materials
Lace, Lurex, Plastic, Silk
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1366339
Summary
Cocktail or evening dress, shift style mini - dress with high neckline and full-length sleeves. Made in five pieces with additional pieces for collar and cuffs. Black machine-lace with silver lurex thread. Beaded all over with round plastic beads. High stand collar and cuffs finished with deep bands of nine rows of beads (cuffs). Dress lined throughout with black silk. All seams machine stitched, lining and hem hand-finished. Fastens at centre back with metal zip 'YKK',hook and eye. Sleeves unlined.