Ensemble

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 1-970-15-07128
Title
en-ca Ensemble
Style Period
en-ca 1970s
en-ca 1970
Designer
en-ca Alfrida Kotsopp
Label
en-ca Alfrida Kotsopp
Design / Construction
en-ca Multi-coloured two piece evening ensemble of dress and coat. There are 50 lbs of Czechoslovakian rhinestones. The coat is beading on a white ribbed coat and the sleeves are trimmed in multicoloured ostrich feathers. There are more beads decorating the coat and the collar is also beaded. Underneath is a heavily beaded dress supported with thick straps which are also beaded. The dress has a high, but not empire waist and a full skirt.
History
en-ca The dress is one from a multi-garment donation made by the wearer, Mrs. Marilyn Lastman, wife of former Mayer of North York, former mayor of Toronto and founder of the Bad Boy Furniture company, Mel Lastman.
Type of Garment
en-ca Main dress
en-ca Ensemble
en-ca Womenswear
Material
en-ca Velvet
en-ca Peau de soie
en-ca Beads
en-ca Sequins
en-ca Ostrich feather
Colour
en-ca White
en-ca Multicolour
Donor
en-ca Marilyn Lastman