Dress

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 1-980-14-07148
Title
en-ca Dress
Style Period
en-ca 1980
en-ca 1980s
Designer
en-ca Maggy Reeves
Label
en-ca Maggy Reeves
Design / Construction
en-ca Green and pink dress with v-neckline and cap sleeves. An additional band of chiffon fabric lays across the upper arm, underneath the cap sleeve. Green and pink pleated chiffon is in a "basket weave" pattern that covers the bodice to the dropped waist. From the hips the skirt is green, full and has 2 layers of chiffon. The outer layer or outer skirt's hemline has a rigid tape sewn into the hemline to create a permanently flared hem. Two pink chiffon roses are sewn onto the bodice below the shoulders. There is an invisible zipper that begins under the left arm and extends to below the hip. The hem length is mid-calf.
History
en-ca The dress is one from a multi-garment donation made by the wearer, Mrs. Marilyn Lastman, wife of former Mayer of North York, former mayor of Toronto and founder of the Bad Boy Furniture company, Mel Lastman.
Type of Garment
en-ca Main Dress
en-ca Evening Dress
en-ca Cocktail Dress
en-ca Womenswear
Material
en-ca Silk Chiffon
Colour
en-ca Green
en-ca Pink
Donor
en-ca Marilyn Lastman