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Sleeveless chiffon cocktail dress with bands of heavy trim at neckline, mid-bodice and dropped waist; accordion pleats on bodice and skirt; fitted midriff

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Title

Sleeveless chiffon cocktail dress with bands of heavy trim at neckline, mid-bodice and dropped waist; accordion pleats on bodice and skirt; fitted midriff

Collection

Creators Studios fashion illustrations
Costume--Evening wear--1950s

Names

Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.) (Creator)

Date / Origin

Place: New York City
Publisher: Creators Studios
Date Issued: 1957 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-Creators Studios-COSTU-Eve-195

Subjects

Women
evening dresses
Dresses
Clothing & dress
chiffon
Lace
Pleats (Sewing)

Genres

Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Creators Studios 1431 Broadway New York City"--printed on border.
Content: "Dresses 1957, Vol. 3"--written on mount.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: 31 x 21 cm or smaller, on mount 39 x 27 cm

Identifiers

Other local Identifier: PC-Creators Studios
Plate number: D1-1066
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 468c5fe0-aafc-0132-b76c-58d385a7b928

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1957

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sleeveless chiffon cocktail dress with bands of heavy trim at neckline, mid-bodice and dropped waist; accordion pleats on bodice and skirt; fitted midriff" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1957. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/468c5fe0-aafc-0132-b76c-58d385a7b928

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1957). Sleeveless chiffon cocktail dress with bands of heavy trim at neckline, mid-bodice and dropped waist; accordion pleats on bodice and skirt; fitted midriff Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/468c5fe0-aafc-0132-b76c-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sleeveless chiffon cocktail dress with bands of heavy trim at neckline, mid-bodice and dropped waist; accordion pleats on bodice and skirt; fitted midriff" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/468c5fe0-aafc-0132-b76c-58d385a7b928

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