per Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927- per de Osborne, Claudia Heard 1960/1979 nol Cream silk jersey evening dress / ballgown with beaded decoration and matching belt. A) Full-length gown, bodice embellished with hand-embroidered stylized leaves/buds in cream on a ground of silver, green, and mauve beads. Shoulders and thin collar with solid fields of beading. Short, wide sleeves edged with silver and clear beads. Center back opening with hook-and-eyes at top and bottom, no closure along mid-back. Plain cream silk jersey skirt, gathered into waist. Closure at right hip, with band of hook-and-eyes along back waistline, and series of hidden snaps down from waistline. Bodice lined in silk gauze, skirt lined in heavier cream silk. Inner grosgrain ribbon waistband with hook-and-eye closure. Designer's label at inside waistband: "Givenchy"; under designer's label is hidden design/style # tag with handwritten notation: "54783" B) Belt of cream silk gauze-backed silk jersey, 2" wide x 30" long, completely covered in beading matching bodice. Hook-and-eye closure at ends. No marks/labels on belt. Dresses (Garments) Beadwork Social Life and Customs - Clothing - Accessories Embroidery 1 1960 1979 France - Île-de-France Region - Département de Ville de Paris - Paris TXFC UNTCVA public by-nc-nd All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted. physical-object image 1982.028.020 comment: Descriptive metadata template by htarver 2010-12-07. metadc87027 ark:/67531/metadc87027 2012-07-02, 22:15:28 acpmaker DC False ehoyenski 2012-07-11, 09:16:40