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Description: | Sleeveless calf-length dress of vivid blue cotton poplin printed with white splotches, bell-shaped skirt; the stole and hat of same fabric, the stole in sharp green colourway.
DRESS: V-neck back and front, no sleeves, unlined; Bodice front in 2 sections, seamed down CF, with 2 gathered lines of piping down centre extended to hip level, tightened to give ruched effect and trimmed with 3 bows of white ribbed cotton rouleaux; bodice back in 2 sections each side of CB opening; zip fastening down CB extending below waist; skirt front in 2 flared sections, back in 4 flared sections.
UNDERDRESS: fitted foundation petticoat; bodice of double cotton net fully boned to low waist, extra support below bust and separate back fastening; zip fastening CB; skirt of white stiffened nylon in 7 flared sections, mounted with 3 double frills in tiers, the lower frill of nylon and the upper one of fine nylon net.
STOLE: straight length of poplin in green colourway, reverse partially lined self fabric, one long edge lined white pique.
HAT: small simple cap shape pleated into back nape and trimmed with white pique bow, lined white stiffened gauze.
label : woven rayon : sewn in side seam under L arm : PIERRE BALMAIN/PARIS (small attached label MADE IN FRANCE)
Shown at fashion parade :"Britain's Couture Cottons for 1958" held at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, June 25 1957.
Cotton Board
Technique: printed
Material: cotton
Material: poplin
summer dress & hat & stole by Pierre Balmain, Zita Ascher, 1957, (1959.104/3).
Balmain, without stole, 1957 | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.6615 | Go to resource |
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