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Vintage 1940s Peggy Hunt Illusion Cocktail Dress
Vintage 1940s Peggy Hunt Illusion Cocktail Dress
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Evening dress, Mme. Hayward, London, ca. 1909-10. Silk, metal, cotton. This skirt is part of a dress that is included in Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's dresses and their construction ca. 1860-1940." She describes it as "an evening dress in black silk net covered with tiny 1/8" silver sequins over an ivory satin underskirt." Museum of London
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Evening dress, made in Paris 1957, designed by Antonio Castillo for Lanvin Silk with chenille embroidery and beads courtesy V& A Museum
From the Stickley Museum's fascinating blog, this scene is "Visiting & Receiving." Left: plum ribbed silk faille with chemical lace detailing, ca. 1911. Center: pale yellow ribbed silk with china silk front, ca. 1911. Right: dark lilac printed silk decorated with chain stitch embroidery, ca. 1911. See http://www.stickleymuseum.org/blog/ for lots of other interesting info.