Sorelle Fontana, Blue Matelassé Dress and Detachable Waistband with Back Peplum

Title

Sorelle Fontana, Blue Matelassé Dress and Detachable Waistband with Back Peplum

Description

Blue matelassé dress with fitted waist. There is also a blue matelassé detachable waistband with pleated back peplum. Both items are fully lined with navy silk georgette.

Creator

Sorelle Fontana:
Zoe Fontana, 1911-1979, Designer
Micol Fontana, 1913-2015, Designer
Giovanna Fontana, 1915-2004, Designer

Date

1950-1959

Contributor

Gift of Perry McCall

Identifier

HCC_FA_2021_pt3-904

Coverage

Italy

Extent

Bust: 32.5" , Waist: 29"

Curator Notes

Excellent condition.

Textile

Matelassé, Silk Georgette

Photographer

Shane Patrick Qureshi

Curator

HCC Fashion Dept. Curatorial Team

Accession Number

2013.74.46A
2013.74.48B

Citation

Sorelle Fontana: Zoe Fontana, 1911-1979, Designer Micol Fontana, 1913-2015, Designer Giovanna Fontana, 1915-2004, Designer, “Sorelle Fontana, Blue Matelassé Dress and Detachable Waistband with Back Peplum,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed April 23, 2025, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/793.

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