Reception dress, grey corded silk (c. 1911) #251

#251

Reception dress, grey corded silk, ecru lace underblouse, sleeves and border of chiffon tunic. Cut steel medallion on black velvet ribbon. (c. 1911) 

     Label: Churton, Brooklyn

Donor: Gift of the family of G. Dudley Tilley

Evening Purse – black crochet, peacock motif. 

Donor – Mrs. John Foster, owned by her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Hayward.

Dress, rose print satin bodice (c.1912) #508

#508

Dress, rose print satin bodice with red chiffon overlay and velvet trim, Paul Poiret-inspired lampshade skirt style. (c. 1912) 

In 1908, French designer Paul Poiret introduced a radical new silhouette. He was inspired by the neoclassical style of 100 years earlier: a white muslin dress with a high waist and slim skirt. He claimed that "women could now abandon their corset" for a more natural silhouette.