Embroidered Ivory Evening Dress
Date1960's
Object NameDress
Mediumsatin, cotton, embroidery thread and diamante
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsWaist: 74cm
Back Length: 100cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1992 by Mrs Alexina K Duncan.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS023717
About MeIvory satin full-length evening dress with boned bodice edged with metallic braid and a shaped waistline above a full panelled skirt. The dress, dating to the early 1960s, was purchased for £43 from Watt & Grant of Union Street and worn to the West Church choir dance. Balls, dances and cocktail parties were a popular form of entertainment in the 1950s, especially after the restrictions of the Second World War. The crinoline style with its nipped-in waist and full skirt was first introduced by Christian Dior in 1947 and dubbed the "New Look". The style emerged from the need for women to reassert their femininity after clothes rationing and the manual labour they were involved in as part of the war effort during the 1940s.
