1925
Dress
Black satin and faille brocade rayon straight line dress, low placed self belt, boat neckline, sleeveless. Very simple construction. This flapper style sleeveless evening dress has little to no shape, a loose hip belt, and a boat neckline. Made of equisite black silk jacquard. Shawl made of silk with tiny black jet seed beads and darts on the shoulders keep it balanced. There is a silk satin lining and a long fine silk fringe around the edges in the style of a tango shawl. Catalogue number 1925.21 The choker is a reproduction courtesy of the UCONN Department of Dramatic Arts. Excellent condition.
In 1925 hems suddenly went up to the knees and Beatrice Fox was right in fashion! Beatrice was a young wife with two small girls at home in Hartford and beginning to participate in social events. She also began to spend time at G. Fox learning about the business. Social activism was starting to be a part of her interests, like the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War held in 1925 in Washington, D.C., hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women.
Provenance:
Auerbach, Beatrice Fox Hartford, CT.
Construction Label:
unknown
1970C 1925.19
Black satin and faille brocade rayon straight line dress, low placed self belt, boat neckline, sleeveless. Very simple construction. This flapper style sleeveless evening dress has little to no shape, a loose hip belt, and a boat neckline. Made of equisite black silk jacquard. Shawl made of silk with tiny black jet seed beads and darts on the shoulders keep it balanced. There is a silk satin lining and a long fine silk fringe around the edges in the style of a tango shawl. Catalogue number 1925.21 The choker is a reproduction courtesy of the UCONN Department of Dramatic Arts. Excellent condition.
In 1925 hems suddenly went up to the knees and Beatrice Fox was right in fashion! Beatrice was a young wife with two small girls at home in Hartford and beginning to participate in social events. She also began to spend time at G. Fox learning about the business. Social activism was starting to be a part of her interests, like the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War held in 1925 in Washington, D.C., hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women.
Provenance:
Auerbach, Beatrice Fox Hartford, CT.
Construction Label:
unknown
1970C 1925.19