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Pink silk robe de style dress, 1920s. This lovely dress is ornamented with pink and green silk rosettes. The full, gathered skirt has sewn in hip panniers, an innovation introduced by designer Jeanne Lanvin in 1915 to feminize the straight silhouette popular at this time and the later boyish, flapper style of the 1920s.
While this dress does not bear a label, it was most certainly influenced by Lanvin’s ideas. It was worn by Mary Sinkler deSaussure McQueen (1899-1977) in Charleston.
These thigh hoops or panniers hearken back to the extremely wide side bustles or panniers of the 18th century. In those, hips were sometimes so wide it was difficult to walk through a door. The 1920s panniers are much subtler, offering a gentle fullness to the bouffant skirt. Lanvin’s favorites included solid colors of silk taffeta ornamented with silk flowers and ribbon bows, similar to the ones on this dress.
This dress is currently on exhibit in Charleston Couture. Come visit it for yourself!
TEXTILE TUESDAYS: Each Tuesday we post a piece from our textile collection. Some items have been on exhibit, some will eventually be shown in our new Historic Textiles Gallery and some may be just too fragile to display. We hope you enjoy our selection each week – do let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like to see on TEXTILE TUESDAY! #TextileTuesday
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Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. ca. 1924.
Winston Churchill planting his tree at the site of Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem; Jewish rabbi in center, 1921.
Arab responses to the 1929 Palestine Riots. The first photograph is an Arab delegation to London, the second is an Arab “protest gathering” at Rawdat el Maaref hall.
Savoy Hotel London’s Menu for New Year’s Eve, 1921-1922.
