UNDERSLIP
Creator(s): Henri Bendel, Inc. (Retailer)
Currently in storage
About this object
This close fitting slip in peach colored silk chiffon has a sweetheart neckline in front and is cut in a low V-shape in back. The top edge is trimmed with two single layer bands of silk chiffon seperated by a band of silk crêpe. Narrow shoulder straps are made from an open weave lingerie tape. A center back godet increases the width of the dress at the hem and forms the slight train. The skirt is decorated at the hem with two rows of pleated chiffon supported by a layer of stiffened tulle. A row of handmade flowers in crêpe-backed satin with pale green organza leaves is placed on each side of the skirt at the top edge of the pleated band. The garment is fully lined with silk crêpe. The front of the skirt is lined with a second layer of the silk crêpe, handstitched to the lining at waist and sides. The garment fastens on the left side with metal hooks and thread loops.
- Object name:
- UNDERSLIP
- Made from:
- Silk chiffon -- silk crêpe
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 1934
- Size:
- 15 1/2 × 16 × 28 1/2 × 41 1/2 × 50 × 72 in. (39.4 × 40.6 × 72.4 × 105.4 × 127 × 182.9 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 48.67
- Signature marks:
- LABEL: PARIS NEWPORT / Henri Bendel inc. / PALM BEACH NEW YORK [in side seam] PICK-UP LABEL: MME Eleanor Gautier / Date 4/20/34 / Order 6047 [under maker label in side seam; "M", "Date" and "Order" are stamped, the rest of the information is typewritten]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973