Midi black silk and cotton dress

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Description

Midi black dress, silk and cotton, without collar, embroidery with silk threads “floss”, with satin stitch, blue, white, red flowers possibly carnations and leaves, on the bust, the long gigot sleeves and around the hemline, copied from the Attica dress of Benaki Museum. In 1970 it was shortened. Tight waist, with a wide skirt. At the bust, multicoloured string, darning and net.

Decade

1930

Donator

Revekka Galani-Papadaki

Keywords

embroidery, silk threads “floss”, satin stitch

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