/internal/media/dispatcher/1155003/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailEvening dressSummer 1939Elsa SchiaparelliDucharneCenter back (dress): 125.7 cm (49 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 114.3 cm (45 in.)Silk twill weave and silk plain weave (moire)Frank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Otis Norcross Fund, William E. Nickerson Fund, and Edwin E. Jack Fund2009.5027.1-20Pink and black evening gown with striped moiré bodice, wide shoulder straps, and square neckline. Long straight black skirt with slit on right side. Black zipper closure on right side and one interior label: "ETE 1939/Schiaparelli/21. Place Vendome Paris."
Pink and black striped moiré overskirt with large bustle as center back. Two hook and eyes at center back and zipper on right side.Costumes54779901