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1956

  • Work on this object began.

1960

  • Work on this object ended.

1970

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Sleeveless Shift Dress, Sleeveless Shift Dress

This is a Sleeveless shift dress. It is dated ca. 1958. Its medium is wool. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Loan courtesy of the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles. Anonymous donor..

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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