Dress

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 1-965-16-02066
Title
en-ca Dress
Style Period
en-ca 1960s
en-ca 1965
Designer
en-ca David E. Rea
Label
en-ca David E. Rea
Design / Construction
en-ca Green silk satin evening dress with scoop neckline in front and deep plunging neckline in back. The dress is sleeveless with wide straps. The bodice is hand beaded in front and back in matching green bugle beads and pearl-shaped beads in a diamond pattern. The waistline is empire and princess seams in the skirt create a sheath style. The dress has a zipper in the centre back and concealed in deep inverted pleats. According to the donor the dress was worn at a wedding in May, 1965.
Type of Garment
en-ca Main dress
en-ca Evening dress
en-ca Womenswear
Material
en-ca Silk satin
en-ca Beads
Colour
en-ca Green
Donor
en-ca Mrs. Barbara Deratnay