Cocktail ensemble
Description:
Cocktail dress and coat ensemble of black silk brocade in chrysanthemum design.
A) Cocktail dress in shift style of black silk brocade. Slightly fitted in front with wide flaring back. Rounded neckline. Sleeveless with wide openings and bows of self at top of shoulders. V- shaped back with center closure of hook & eye and snaps. Knee length. Unlined.
B) Matching coat of black silk brocade. Knee length; elbow length dolman sleeves. Notched collar. Center front closure of hook & eye at gathere…
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Date:
August 1959
Creator:
Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
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