Dress of cream shantung with large black polka-dots placed in a symmetrical fashion

Title
Dress of cream shantung with large black polka-dots placed in a symmetrical fashion
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Pearce, Linda M.
Designer
Charles Cooper
Description
Dress of cream shantung with large black polka-dots placed in a symmetrical fashion; wide neckline with slit at center-front and a split-in-half polka-dot at the base of the slit with two extra layers on each side; cap-length sleeves; darts at bust; skirt is slightly gathered into waistline at front and in back has a single pleat and two darts on each side; lower mid-length; center-back zip closure.
Designer Label
Charles Cooper/ design
Motif
Polka-dots Art Deco Op Art
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States
Date
1960/1969
Identifier
1990.015.005
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Shantung
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Trends such as, Op Art, black and white designs, and Art Deco were inspirations of the late 1960s.