Herbert Sondheim fashion business scrapbooks ➔ Turquoise Chiffon Evening Dress with Multicolor Girdle

Drawing/Painting/Print

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Related people/organizations

Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)
Madeleine Vionnet (designer)

Date

1930s

Work Type

design drawings

Measurements

5.5 in (width) x 8.25 in (height)

Description

Turquoise chiffon evening dress with a floor-length flared skirt, sleeveless bodice, twisted neckline band, and a turquoise suede girdle with multicolor motifs. Sketch (in full color) also includes a small view of the back of the dress that shows how the neckline band continues to twist in the back and drapes into the back bodice.

Inscription

[Right]: Vionnet/turquoise/chiffon/girdle of/turquoise suede/motifs of/color/twist/+/drapes/into/back/c seam [Left]: inserts here/seams

Related Terms

Kellen Design Archives
graphite
sketching

Location

box 4, folder 36

Identifier

KA0039_V9p36-009

Citation

Herbert Sondheim, Inc; Madeleine Vionnet. Turquoise Chiffon Evening Dress with Multicolor Girdle . 1930s. Herbert Sondheim fashion business scrapbooks. New School Archives and Special Collections Digital Archive. Web. 23 Oct 2019.

Use Restrictions

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 

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