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Bill Blass, Brown and Gold Lurex Chiffon Djellaba

Title

Bill Blass, Brown and Gold Lurex Chiffon Djellaba

Description

Brown and gold full-length djellaba in Lurex and silk chiffon with kimono sleeves. The ensemble is complete with a bateau neck chocolate brown silk charmeuse blouse and a full length elasticated waist skirt. The blouse is closed with 6 fabric-covered buttons fastened through fabric loops, and one small metal snap. It's also cinched with a charmeuse belt fastened with a diamond-shaped brass belt buckle.

Creator

Bill Blass, 1922-2002, Designer

Date

1970-1979

Contributor

Gift from Anonymous donor

Identifier

HCC_FA_2018_P2-1637

Coverage

Unknown

Extent

Bust: 40"

Curator Notes

Good condition. The store label, Leonard's Department Store, is still attached to the left armpit of the blouse. The size reads as "10"; the price reads as 1,590. The garment doesn't seem to have been worn.

Textile

Silk / Lurex Chiffon and Silk Charmeuse

Photographer

Shane Patrick Qureshi

Curator

HCC Fashion Dept. Curatorial Team

Accession Number

2008.1.4

Collection

Historical Fashion Collection

Tags

1970's, 1970s, 70's, Bill Blass, Brown, Djellaba, Leonard's Department Store, Seventies, Texas Department Store, Women's dress

Citation

Bill Blass, 1922-2002, Designer, “Bill Blass, Brown and Gold Lurex Chiffon Djellaba,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed June 26, 2022, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/518.

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