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Charles James, designer

Dress, 1962

Description

Maker

  • Charles James, 1906-1978, American (b. England), designer

Title

Dress

Year

1962

Medium

Silk plain weave with corded weft and silk velvet covered buttons

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • cut warp pile,
  • corded

Dimensions

Length: 106.7 cm (42 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mr. Rodman A. Heeren

Object Number

63.040.2

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Dress with the accession number of 63.040.2. To request a higher resolution file, please submit an online request.

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