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While 1920s’ fashion is probably best known for short, spangled evening dresses, their popularity was brief. The purple crêpe foulards, or scarves, attach at the dropped waist line of this dress and hang well below its knee-length skirt, giving a nod toward the revival of floor-length evening gowns that became stylish in the 1930s.

While 1920s’ fashion is probably best known for short, spangled evening dresses, their popularity was brief. The purple crêpe foulards, or scarves, attach at the dropped waist line of this dress and hang well below its knee-length skirt, giving a nod toward the revival of floor-length evening gowns that became stylish in the 1930s. Side view. Rear view. Pattern detail view. Waist detail view.

Dress

Description

While 1920s’ fashion is probably best known for short, spangled evening dresses, their popularity was brief. The purple crêpe foulards, or scarves, attach at the dropped waist line of this dress and hang well below its knee-length skirt, giving a nod toward the revival of floor-length evening gowns that became stylish in the 1930s.

Creator

Date

circa 1925

Materials

Silk crepe, metallic thread, metal

Dimensions

30.25 inches (length - skirt front), 31 inches (bust), 22 inches (waist), 13 inches (shoulder)

Object ID

1966.51.2

Resource ID

301

Notes

Worn by Rose Shapira Freedman.

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Shirley Freeman

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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