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Short evening gown or dancing gown
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Short evening gown or dancing gown

c. 1926 · plastic; crêpe de Chine; tule

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Knee-length evening gown of black tulle, decorated with black sequins and around the hip with a broad border of multicoloured flowers, built up from sequins. Art Déco. Continuous sleeveless model with narrow shoulders and a straight hemline, with a long round décolleté at the front and a U-shape at the back. Dropped waistline. Two attached gathered tulle strips under the hip with a small pumpkin motif.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKorte avondjapon of dansjapon. c. 1926. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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