Designed by Lucile Ltd, 23 Hanover Square, W.1., London.

Made in England.

Evening dress made in about 1915.

The dress was worn by Mrs Christian Rose Thornett.
The Lucile evening dress was purchased by Chris Jacovides at the auction of the estate sale of Mrs Christian Rose Thornett. Mrs Thornett is well known to Museum curators as a collector of decorative arts.

The Jacovides collection was put together by Chris Jacovides, a Sydney couturier and costume collector. The collection comprising 135 items of women's clothing and accessories from the period 1910 until the 1960s, represents the work of influential overseas and Australian designers. The National Trust of Australia (NSW) purchased the collection from Chris Jacovides in 1976 with the plan of establishing a museum of costume in Sydney. This did not eventuate and with permission from the museum the National Trust was able to store the collection with the Powerhouse museum for a period of ten years from 1980.

Evening dress, silk, Lucile, London, England, c 1915. Evening dress of black silk satin, bodice with sailor collar trimmed with silk embroidery and applied satin rouleaux, sleeves similarly decorated, skirt with peaked points at each hip. Label: 'Lucile Ltd., 23 Hanover Square, W.1.' (JACOVIDES COLLECTION: National Trust of Australia, NSW)

Made: 1905 - 1925

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1905 - 1925

1320 mm

750 mm