Day dress

Title

Day dress

Creator

Bessi, Averado

Date

1955/1965

Description

Dress of silk jersey knit in green and blue "Pucci-inspired" abstract print with Bessi signature in print. Long sleeves; mid-length; rounded neckline. Inserted waist band; band at neckline and hem match waist. Center back zipper. Unlined. Retailer's label: Expressly / for / Lou Lattimore / Made in Italy Fabric/care/size label: "Commercial dry clean only / Do not use chlorinated solvents / 100% pure silk made in Italy / 10".
1 dress

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Dresses (garments)
Day dresses

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1854655/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1854655/

Citation

Bessi, Averado, “Day dress,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 16, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/38727.

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