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Object Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1950. Silk satin. Antonio Cánovas del Castillo for Elizabeth Arden, New York. Gift of Mrs. Woodruff Field. 1963.421a |
| Artists/Makers |
Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio, 1908-1984 (designer) Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (designer) |
| Title | Dress |
| Place of Origin | New York |
| Date | 1950 |
| Description | Dress (a), wedding-style, of off white silk satin. High neck with short attached collar. Self-fabric covered buttons from neck to waist. Long fitted sleeves with fabric-covered buttons at wrists. Floor length; very long, wide train extending from the dropped waist. Cap (b) of white satin covered with white net and trimmed with pearl beads. Cap not shown. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin |
| Object History | Worn by donor, née Katherine Woodruff, at her marriage to Marshall Field, Jr. The dress was designed by Antonio Cánova del Castillo who opened the Haute Couture Department of the Elizabeth Arden Salon in New York in 1945. |
| Curatorial Statement | The way in which the fabric is cut for this gown is called bias. By cutting fabric on the bias (the cross-grain), it stretches around the form. This cut gained popularity in the 1930s for its sleek, curvaceous look and remains fashionable today. |
| Subjects |
Woodruff, Katherine Field, Marshall, IV weddings |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) caps (headgear) wedding dresses |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments ceremonial costume |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Katherine Woodruff Field |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Object Number | 1963.421a-b |
| Image File Name | i54754.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 |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1950. Silk satin. Antonio Cánovas del Castillo for Elizabeth Arden, New York. Gift of Mrs. Woodruff Field. 1963.421a |
| Title | i54754 |
| 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 |
