| Description | Drop waist, tunic-style bodice, straight-line, no fitting seams. "T"-shaped tunic. Seam across top of shoulder, no armscye seam for drop-shoulder sleeve. 11 silk-covered buttons (3/16" diameter) on each shoulder seam. 23 (same) buttons down center front of dress. (1 button missing) Neckline and sleeve hem finish is a double-fold hem. Center front has lined slit under front buttons with topstitching. At hipline, two offset rows of pleated silk for skirt, attached to a silk "slip" from hip to top of second skirt - one pleated skirt: 7 1/2" long, Second: 9 1/2" long, making dress knee length. Pleats are 1/4+" deep. Above pleats: 1/8" mock piping (flat) around circumference of skirt. Sash around hipline at top of pleated skirt: 7" wide, finished edges, silk or satin, color matched to dress fabric |
| tied in bow at left hip with draping tie ends. Bows 6" long, tie ends 13" long-reaching bottom of dress skirt |
| ends cut at angle. Sash hand-stitched to dress at center-back, side seams, and front left hip at bow. Seam finish inside is a french seam. Seam finish bottom of pleated skirts with zigzag-type overlock, creates an embroidered look. *Fabric of dress was shredded due to improper placement on over-sized mannequin and probably displayed in sunlight. Right back bodice, right back sash, and both back shoulders shredded and ripped. Sash also shredded at both side hips. |
| Type | Physical Object |
| Format | Image |
| Identifier | BCM2019-1114 |
| Rights | Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections |
| Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
| Is Part Of | Bingham County Museum Collection |
| Temporal Coverage | 1920-1929 |
| Rights Holder | Bingham County Museum |
| Classification | dresses (garments) |
