Skip to main content
HCC Fashion Archive
Search using this query type:

Search only these record types:


Advanced Search (Items only)

  • Browse Items
  • Browse Collections
  • Browse Exhibits
  • Support
  • Contact Us
  • Stay connected
  • ← Previous Item
  • Next Item →

Black Silk Bias-Cut Dress

Title

Black Silk Bias-Cut Dress

Description

Black silk bias cut dress with mesh, cape collar, and mermaid hem.

Creator

Unknown designer

Date

1930-1939

Contributor

Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown

Identifier

HCC_FA_2018-421

Coverage

Unknown

Extent

Bust: 35" Waist: 27"

Curator Notes

Good condition. Slight alteration to the back seam at waist. Collar on left and right shoulder seams beginning to unravel. There are belt loops; however, belt or sash is missing.

Textile

Silk and Mesh

Photographer

Shane Patrick Qureshi

Curator

Laura Winslow

Accession Number

2012.45.381

Collection

Historical Fashion Collection

Tags

1930, 1930’s, 1930s, 30’s, 30s, Bias cut, Dress, Mesh, Satin Weave, Silk, Thirties, Women's dress, Womens

Citation

Unknown designer, “Black Silk Bias-Cut Dress,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed January 31, 2023, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/46.

Output Formats

  • atom
  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml

Social Bookmarking

© Houston Community College 2022. All rights reserved. Funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Proudly powered by Omeka.