dress; woman's

Production date
Early 1960s
Description
Navy blue nautical style dress with a navy blue and white trim. The dress is straight in shape. It has a v neckline with the navy and white trim attached from the shoulder to the centre front where it forms a tie. The navy and white trim also forms the waistband section which is below the natural waistline and gives a dropped waist effect. There are two bust darts on the to front panel and two shaping darts on the back. The dress is sleeveless and fastens at the centre back with a metal zip from the neck to the hip. The label reads BLANES MADE IN ENGLAND CRIMPLENE, MADE FROM TERYLENE, POLYESTER ICI FIBRE.

Object detail

Department
Collection
Porter- Costume Collection
Production date
Early 1960s
Production place
Signature & date
Blanes. Made in England. Crimplene, made from terylene. Polyester ICI fibre.
Accession number
1996-052-089

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