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Object Description
| Basic ID | Wedding dress, 1927. Silk satin, chiffon, rhinestones, glass beads. Blum's Vogue, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Gardner H. Stern. 1977.28.1 |
| Artists/Makers | Blum's Vogue (Chicago, Ill.) (designer) |
| Title | Dress |
| Place of Origin | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Date | 1927 |
| Description | Dress, wedding-style, of off white silk satin. Deep U-shaped neckline, filled in with off white chiffon yoke and bordered with pattern of wheat sheaves in rhinestone and black glass bead embroidery. Self-satin underlayer. Drop waist accented with attached satin belt embroidered with same wheat pattern, which ties at proper left hip. Cartridge pleating at both hips. Skirt falls below the knee. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin chiffon rhinestone glass (material) beads (pierced objects) cutouts |
| Object History | Hanchen Strauss and Gardner H. Stern (b. ca. 1904), both native Chicagoans, were married on February 12, 1927. The dress was purchased from Blum's Vogue in Chicago. |
| Curatorial Statement | This and another dress in the Museum's collection (X.1076a-b) were made and sold through Blum's Vogue, a downtown Chicago couture salon. Although the two dresses appear nearly identical, the variation in design and embellishment help illustrate the process of custom dressmaking. When each bride entered the Vogue in search of her dress, she would have had the opportunity to review ready-made samples displayed either on mannequins or real models. Once a design was selected, the bride had the opportunity to slightly alter her selection to match her needs and taste. |
| Subjects |
Strauss, Hanchen Stern, Gardner H. weddings |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) wedding dresses |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments ceremonial costume |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Gardner H. Stern |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Object Number | 1977.28.1 |
| Image File Name | i54642.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, 1927. Silk satin, chiffon, rhinestones, glass beads. Blum's Vogue, Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Gardner H. Stern. 1977.28.1 |
| Title | i54642 |
| 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 |
