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
  • Documents and Resources
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • ← Previous Item
  • Next Item →

Victor Costa, Black Velvet Evening Gown

Title

Victor Costa, Black Velvet Evening Gown

Description

Hour-glass full-length evening gown in black polyester velvet. The wide, deep round neck opening is trimmed with a double layer of heat-set pleated polyester. The long, narrow sleeves are set directly in the shoulder and trimmed with pleated polyester at the cuff. The two-piece bodice is shaped with waist darts. The full skirt is gathered and inserted directly in the bodice at natural waist. The hem is trimmed with a broader heat-set pleated polyester ribbon. The garment is closed via a covered zipper running from neck to hip along center back seam.

Creator

Victor Costa, 1935-, Designer

Date

1980-1989

Contributor

Gift from Beverly Maurice

Identifier

HCC_FA_2018_P2-1624

Coverage

Unknown

Extent

Bust: 36"; Waist: 29"

Curator Notes

Excellent condition. Similar to other pieces by Costa found in our Archive. The bodice is lined with acetate. There a belt loop still attached on the side seam at waist indicating that the garment used to be cinched at the waist via a belt, missing.

Textile

Polyester and Velvet

Photographer

Shane Patrick Qureshi

Curator

HCC Fashion Dept. Curatorial Team

Accession Number

2011.66.13

Collection

Historical Fashion Collection

Tags

1980's, 1980s, 80's, Eighties, Evening Gown, Made in Texas, Texas, Texas Fashion Designer, Women's dress

Citation

Victor Costa, 1935-, Designer, “Victor Costa, Black Velvet Evening Gown,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed July 10, 2025, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/516.

Output Formats

  • atom
  • dcmes-xml
  • json
  • omeka-xml
FacebookEmail
© Houston Community College 2024. All rights reserved. Funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Keating Foundation.

Proudly powered by Omeka.