Black cocktail dress with overall applique of black sequins

Creator Donald Brooks (1928-)

Accession number 82.233

Unique identifier MNY171010

Description Cocktail dress of black silk faille ground applied allover with black sequins; knee-length; lightly boned bodice, built over black net understructure; slight sweetheart neckline; sleeveless with narrow straps of self fabric; natural waistline; full, gathered circular skirt; center back zipper closure; attached silk underskirt. Worn by Ethel Merman in 1963 while performing at the Persian Room in the Plaza Hotel.

Dated 1963

Object Type cocktail dress

Medium faille, net (textile), sequin (spangle), silk (fiber)

Signif Assoc Ethel Merman

File dimensions 18.3 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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