Dress
Description
Black crepe evening gown with a "bra" top which ties in a small bow centre front. Multiple shoulder straps (three narrow ones on each side). Criss cross over to the lower cut back. Full circular skirt. Narrow matching belt.
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Object detail
Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Subject person
Classification
Collection
Credit line
Dress
designed
and
made
by
Pam
Darney
to
wear
to
a
dance.
She
made
dresses
for
dances
very
frequently
as
didn't
tend
to
wear
them
more
than
once.This
dress
was
likely
a
ball
dress
due
to
the
length.
Pam
Darney
designed
and
made
many
of
her
dresses.
She
based
her
clothes
on
the
European
designers
in
Vogue.
She
used
the
photos
to
draw
up
her
own
designs
to
work
from.
She
was
never
formally
trained
but
learnt
from
her
Grandmother,
who
was
a
tailor,
on
her
treadle
sewing
machine.
Accession number
A92.779
Collection type
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