Dress in cadmium red wool twill

Creator Valentina Sanina Schlee (1899-1989)

Accession number 81.90.2A-C

Unique identifier MNY72786

Description Dress comprising dress, skirt, and belt in cadmium red wool twill. A; Straight sheath dress; below-knee length; jewel neckline; bracelet-length sleeves; back waistline seam at natural waist; back kick pleat; center back zipper; unlined. B: Thin self fabric belt; hidden hook closure; red leather facing. C: Flared wrap skirt, seven gore; above-knee length; rose silk taffeta decorative tie proper left waist; proper right front seam pocket; hook-and-eye closure center back waistband, open back; rose taffeta lining. Label, B: Valentina. Worn by Mrs. Kitty Carlisle Hart. See "Those Vintage Dresses That Defy All the Whimsies of Fashion," New York Times, January 9, 1970.

Dated ca. 1950

Object Type belt (costume accessory), dress (garment), skirt (garment)

Medium leather, silk (fiber), taffeta, wool twill

File dimensions 26.7 in × 26.7 in at 300dpi
67.9 cm × 67.9 cm at 300dpi

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Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007)

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