Sophie

Ivory satin evening dress pictured without bolero jacket

Ivory satin evening dress pictured without bolero jacket (website by Doris Yee)

YEAR: Fall 1959

DESCRIPTION: Ivory satin evening dress with bolero jacket.

Originally donated by Sophie Gimbel.

This image shows a heavily boned bodice and full skirt. The bodice is unadorned. The skirt is made of three panels; the first one positioned at center front with the remaining two layered over the first panel  fashioned to resemble rose petals.