Evening dress

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/51e8cfd155e97ac677daee9ebab62ba8

Title

Evening dress

Creator

Gernreich, Rudi, 1922-1985 (designer)
Harmon Knitwear (manufacturer)
Bonwit Teller & Co. (distributor)

Date

1972

Description

Evening dress; of black wool jersey knit with sheer black silk chiffon insets: high neckline; long fitted sleeves; fitted bodice; deep V inset of black silk chiffon down center front from the neckline to just above the navel; A-line ankle length skirt; large inverted V shaped inset of sheer black chiffon that begins just below center front crotch and extends down to the hem; center back zipper.

Subject

Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Evening dresses (garments)

Source

Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Language

English

Relation

http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p16029coll3/id/2401

Type

physical object

References

http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16029coll3/id/2401

Date

1972

Source

Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Subject

Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Evening dresses (garments)

Citation

Gernreich, Rudi, 1922-1985 (designer), Harmon Knitwear (manufacturer), and Bonwit Teller & Co. (distributor), “Evening dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 11, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/13809.

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