1960s women's dress
Title
1960s women's dress
Date
circa 1960s
Description
Andora
Floor length A-line dress made of a robin's egg blue knit fabric. The bodice is fitted with darts at the bust. The dress has short sleeves and a wide V-neckline with scalloped edges. The neckline, cuffs, center front, and hemline are decorated with scalloped rows of sequins and white beads.
robin's egg blue; beaded embroidery around collar, down the middle, at the hem and sleeve cuffs; scalloped V-neck; short; loose fitting, slightly fitted at waist; zipper and one hook & eye closure on back; knit; similar to a synthetic polyester, some luster; beaded embroidery around hem, collar, and sleeves
A-line dress
Blue (light)
Solid
Floor length
V-neckline
Set-in sleeve
Short-sleeved
Zipper; Hooks and eyes
Center back closure
Synthetic fiber; Polyester
Knit
Beads
Beading; Darts
Note Re Textile Fiber: Material is similar to polyester and is used as the best guess.
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Subject
Costume--History
Clothing and dress--History
Fashion--History
Clothing & dress
Costumes
Dresses
Source
Indiana Memory
Relation
Type
image
References
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/1281
Collection
Citation
“1960s women's dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 30, 2026, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39573.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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