ensemble, 3-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1994
name: label: maker
content: Sedrak Balian
notes: label: Description
content: Ensemble, 3-piece; Coat: white opalescent sequinned lace in daisy pattern with pearl cluster centers; lavender gauze lining; band collar; long set-in sleeves; padded shoulders; center front opening with 5 snaps; raw edges cut to conform to floral motif; CB length: 59" (149.9 cm); Corset: lavender gauze with front V-shaped beaded lace inset to match the coat; strip of white elastic banding along horizontal center line around underside; long line brassiere underneath has 7 bones, wire under fiberfill-padded and lace-edged cups, 3 hooks and eyes along adjustable center back closure; brass zipper closure; CB length: 4 1/2" (11.4 cm); CF length: 10 1/8" (25.7 cm); Trousers: lavender gauze; wide legs gathered onto 1" wide waistband which has back tab with hook and eye and zipper closure; 3 vertical tucks on either side below front waist seam; rolled hemline; CB length; 42" (106.7 cm).
label: Description
content: Label text: Frederick's of Hollywood / S. Balian Designs
label: Description
content: Donor wore to the opening of California's first gambling casino; custom-made by Lebanese-born designer Sedrak Balian, while donor was visiting California shortly after husband died; she worked with the designer on the design.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lilly F. Lawrence
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1995.0092.003
label: catalog number
content: 1995.0092.003
label: accession number
content: 1995.0092
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ensemble, 3-piece