Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection

Dress of black silk chiffon trimmed with pale pink chiffon

Title
Dress of black silk chiffon trimmed with pale pink chiffon
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Jenkins, Jennie
Designer
H. Liebes & Company
Description
Dress of black silk chiffon trimmed with pale pink chiffon; V-neckline trimmed with a band of pink chiffon; at the base of the V at three large teardrops of self-fabric of black silk trimmed in pink band; shirring at shoulders; long set-in sleeves with covered buttons and loops at wrists; mid-length skirt has intricate panel construction of triangles at the hip area and godets at the lower area; attached belt of self-chiffon with black plastic buckle and concealed snap closure at tip of belt; side closures.
Designer Label
H. Liebes and Co.
Motif
Teardrop self-fabric accents
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
Brussels >> City of Brussels >> Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad >> Bruxelles-Capitale >> Brussels Capital >> Belgium
Date
1920/1929
Identifier
1900.014.003
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Chiffon
Technique
Shirring Triangular panel construction Godets
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Purchased in Brussels for $100.00 around 1929.