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Silk Bodice for White Satin Dress, 1965

Object

Dress

Object number

2018.11

Physical Description

Silk Bodice for a white satin dress (also goes with lace evening bag) designed by Barbara Hill for her 21st birthday party. The dress was made for the designer by her mother who was a Hackney born, high-class dress maker who specialised in making wedding dresses. Hill's mother also made costumes for a children's dancing school in Knightsbridge, through this work she encountered many interesting people including Diana Spencer who would later become H.R.H Princess Diana. The dress was also worn at a New Year's Eve party and a Theatre First Night.

Material

Lace

Dimension

Height (Height): 325mm
Width (Unfolded): 460mm

On display?

No