Dress

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 2-970-11-10707
Title
en-ca Dress
Style Period
en-ca 1970s
en-ca 1970
Designer
en-ca Kosinec
Design / Construction
en-ca Gold silk brocade mini dress. It is sleeveless with a modified chelsea collar and a short v-neckline. At the base of the v is a bow/ribbon. There is a dropped waist and a single godet at the centre front of the "skirt" creating a flared hemline. The dress came with a belt of the same silk brocade which would more likely have been worn around the dropped waist. There is a zipper fastening centre back of the dress.
History
en-ca This garment is part of a donation of items designed and produced by the donor's parents. Father was a master tailor in Europe and then in Toronto. Family name was Kosinec.
Type of Garment
en-ca Main dress
en-ca Day dress
en-ca Womenswear
Material
en-ca Silk
Colour
en-ca Gold
Donor
en-ca Ruth Freeman