Dress

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 1-988-16-03126
Title
en-ca Dress
Style Period
en-ca 1980s
en-ca 1988
Designer
en-ca Patricia Rhodes
Design / Construction
en-ca Green with black trimming evening gown. The silk taffeta dress is strapless and has a sweetheart neckline that has a crossover black velvet edging that extends to just below the bust into the left side seam. The dress has a dropped waist and the fitted torso has horizontal pleating that extends from neckline to waistline. The dropped waist is also defined by black velvet edging. The skirt flares from the waistline to the hemline and is supported with mohair crinoline to achieve fullness. The closure is a left side zipper that runs from the neckline to the waistline.
Type of Garment
en-ca Main dress
en-ca Evening dress
en-ca Womenswear
Material
en-ca Silk taffeta
Colour
en-ca Emerald green
en-ca Black
Donor
en-ca Mrs. R. Latimer