Social History

Flapper dress

Description:

Fashionable in the 1920s-30s this dress is made in the flapper style.  It would have been worn for social occasions.

 

It has a low V neckline, with long, narrow sleeves that fasten with press studs.  The hipline is accentuated with a belt, fastened at the centre with a diamante buckle.  The skirt is short, decorated with rags of satin and split at the front.

Materials/Media:

crepe de chine

Dimensions:

L:1080mm

Source:

Stranraer Museum

Accession number:

WIWMS 1988.548

Digital Number:

SRCL029n

Creation Date:

1920s

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council