Blue and White Patterned Cocktail Dress
Date1950s
Object NameDress
Mediumnylon and velvet
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsLength: 107cm
Hem Circumference: 276cm
Hem Circumference: 276cm
AcquisitionThe Peggy Walker Gift.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS006469
Keywords
1950s evening dresses were often similar in style to day dresses, which emphasised the bust and hips through a full skirt and nipped in waist. This was accentuated further in evening dresses through boned or padded bodices and padded hips and layers of stiffened petticoats under the dresses.
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Dresses in the 1950s emphasised bust and hips with full skirts and nipped in waists, accentuated in evening wear by boned or padded bodices and layers of stiffened petticoats.
1950s
