Cream Tussah Silk Hobble Dress
Datec.1912
Object NameDress
Mediumtussah silk
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsWaist: 60cm
Back Length: 136cm
Back Length: 136cm
AcquisitionThe Peggy Walker Gift, 1983.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS002379
About MeAs tussah silk cannot be dyed it is often embroidered with brightly coloured pure silks in order to inject colour into a garment that would otherwise look very drab.The dress features one of the more extreme fashions of the time-the hobble skirt, which emerged in the years before the war. Although it featured a shorter hemline freeing the Edwardian lady from cumbersome trailing skirts, it still restricted the wearer’s movements, by only allowing them to take small steps.
