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Basic ID	Evening dress, ca. 1995. Silk satin and jersey. Geoffrey Beene, U.S.A. Gift of Liz Stiffel. 1996.380.2
Artists/Makers	Geoffrey Beene, Inc. (designer)
Title	Dress
Place of Origin	United States
Date	circa 1995
Description	Dress of white silk satin. Scoop neckline. Long sleeves and side-seam insets of dark blue silk jersey, creating a trompe l'oiel jacket effect. Straight silhouette. Bottom hem trimmed with three-inch band of sheer white synthetic horsehair. Ankle length.
Materials/Techniques	silk (fiber) satin plastic (organic material)
Dimensions	Length: (57 in); Width: (16 in)
Object History	Worn by Mrs. Jules N. Stiffel, née Lisbeth Cherniack.
Object Types	dresses (garments) evening dresses (garments)
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments evening dress (concept)
Credit Line	Gift of Mrs. Jules N. Stiffel
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Chicago History Museum. (2008/09/27 - 2009/07/26)
Object Number	1996.380.2
Image File Name	i63767.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Title	i63767
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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