Dress

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 1-960-14-00155
Title
en-ca Dress
Style Period
en-ca 1960s
Designer
en-ca Pauline Trigère
Label
en-ca Pauline Trigère
Design / Construction
en-ca Beige silk surah gown with purple, grey, green floral print throughout the dress. The gown is asymmetrical with just one long sleeve on the right. The left sleeve and shoulder are left bare. The A-line dress highlights the wearer's waist with a waistline slightly higher than a natural waist. A zipper on the left side seam is the closure. The gown is full length.
Research
en-ca Identity and Identifier: Two of the Many Roles of Fashion
Type of Garment
en-ca Main dress
en-ca Evening dress
en-ca Womenswear
en-ca Gown
Material
en-ca Silk surah
Technique
en-ca Block printed
Colour
en-ca Beige
en-ca Purple
en-ca Grey
en-ca Green
Donor
en-ca Joye Waterhouse
Item sets
Costume
1960s
Main Dress
Evening Dress