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| Nom de l'objet : | Dress |
| Titre : | Wedding Dress of Evelyn Fixter circa 1925 |
| Classification de l'objet : | Gown, Wedding Weddings Costume 1920s |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 3: Personal Artifacts |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Clothing -- Outerwear |
| Matériaux : | Textile, Crepe/Textile, Satin/Textile, Lace/Metal/Glass, Stones |
| Technique de fabrication : | Sewn/Embroidered |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1985.98.1 |
| Nom de la collection : | Textiles |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1929 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1935 |
| Date absolue : | c. 1925 |
| Description : | Sheer crepe of peach/flesh colour. Hem above knees. Collarless, slightly rounded neckline. Long straight sleeves with 3 horizontal pintucks 1 cm apart 8 cm from cuff. Dome snap at cuff (4 cm split). Body hangs straight with large embroidery and lace panel from neck to waist front and back. Silk embroidery in peach and off-white: 2 rows of large lace ovals, 2 cm net with raised white silk floral lines inside. The top ovals have pointed tops. Centres of the ovals are same crepe as dress with floral horizontal lines, oval lines, and bows. Below embroidery are 9 horizontal rows of pin tucks, 1 cm apart, creating a waistline. (lace net sewn inside beneath whole embroidery section). On left side of dress from shoulder to 15 cm below waistline, a wide (6-15 cm) scalloped ruffle is draped. At top of ruffle on shoulder is a brooch of 1 cm green stones in a gold setting, with small yellow stones at the edge. Each shoulder has 3 darts. Sewn to the inside waist is a peach silk satin slip with 1 cm straps, straight back, slightly raised at front. |
| Commentaires : | Exhibit Notes: "125 Years of Fashion" Early 1930' Fashion Because of the financial crisis which ushered in the depression 1930-40, wardrobes quickly changed from the glamour of the 1920s to emphasize the serviceable and versatile. Not surprisingly, this meant a return to the traditional: "soft rounded shoulders, slender, slightly higher waistlines and unexaggerated hiplines over gradually outward flowing skirts" (Collard 3). Dark colours, printed cottons, wool tweeds predominated for daywear; for evening wear, long evening gowns of drapy, fine fabrics suited the 1930s ideal: Slender hips, dresses that skinned the torso and flared at the hem, close-fitting over hips. While the ideal silhouette demanded figure controlling underwear, an economy of material was also necessary; as a result, layers, pleats, draping disappeared. 1920s Fashion Dress styles and even the ideal "silhouette" of a woman changed dramatically in the 1920s. Girdles were often discarded. Linen towels replaced brassieres to flatten curves for the boyish silhouette. Simply made, loosely fitted garments, often in beige or fawn, became fashionable. The most notable feature of the mid-1920s was the long shapeless day dress bodice, often slightly bloused over the lowered waistline, and shortened skirt. Swathed belts and sashes were worn at hip level. Often, dresses consisted of two nearly straight pieces. Hemlines varied between lower calf and ankle-length until 1924 when hemlines went to just below the knee. Lowered waistlines with partial or full belts or sashes were typical. As were tiered and tunic or apron style skirts. Silver, gold, gunmetal, black, pink, brown, and blue beads were arranged at necklines, on bodices, sashes, and tunic-like hemlines of dresses in the mid 1920s. Some were completely covered form bustline to hem. The weight of these garments was considerable. |
| Fonctions : | Worn by donor at her wedding, c. 1930. Evelyn Victoria Awde of Haldimand County married Scott Hallingdale Fixter in 1930. Scott was born June 23, 1900. |
| Longueur : | 92.989 |
| Largeur : | 205.994 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Guelph |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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