mini dress

Object/Artifact

-

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

mini dress

Entry/Object ID

2017.054.007

Description

017.054.007 Lady’s c. 1960’s mini dress. Bodice of white rayon crepe, skirt of red tricot-backed polyester jacquard weave “Scandinavian” star motif and blocks, in bright red, navy, white, yellow and orange. Bodice cut to empire lines, with faux front placket with five applied white buttons. Pointed collar on wide collar stand. Set-in long sleeves finished with wide, one-button cuffs. Centre back zipper, extending into skirt. Bias cut skirt attached to bodice with wide straight grain midriff section. Hemline unstitched. Stitched-in woven labels, back neckline, reads: “THE HOUSE OF/Nu-Mode/TORONTO – CANADA” [see remarks] and “DRY CLEAN ONLY”.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Lewis, Beverley

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

mini dress

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

August 25, 2017

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 27, 2024