Evening dress

Dress. Heavy cream-colored crepe and lace dress. Sheath style, shaped neckline, "sleeveless", with very thin spaghetti straps and a second strap from which is attached an "epaulet" of frothing lace to act as a cap sleeve. Side seam zipper at left. Lower edge of hem cut to form slight triangles at sides. From slightly above knees on each side is gather/swag/"froth" and long cascade of lace that layers and spills to ground and forms train at back of dress. Lined in a cream silk(?) No designer's label, but tag pinned inside: "629663-04 / Carrell"
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Carrell, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library