Ensemble

Item

SFRC Accession Number
en-ca 1-955-15-00930
Title
en-ca Ensemble
Style Period
en-ca 1950s
en-ca 1955
Designer
en-ca Mingolini Guggenheim
Label
en-ca Mingolini Guggenheim, Rome
Design / Construction
en-ca Black, grey, beige, and red sheath dress with matching coat. The dress is tightly fitted, has a sweetheart neckline and 1 inch straps. Black seed beads are sewn over the black pattern in the fabric and completely cover the shoulder straps. The coat has a large shawl collar covered in black broadtail fur. The coat is made of the same fabric as the dress but is not covered in beads. The donor referred to the dress as her "caviar dress."
Type of Garment
en-ca Ensemble
en-ca Dress and coat
en-ca Womenswear
Material
en-ca Silk lining
en-ca Seed beads
en-ca Brocade
Donor
en-ca Mona Campbell