There are extant examples and designs in just about every colour you can imagine - pinks, greys, greens, black (a perenniel favourite!), blues, greens, whites and ivories - there are even a couple in gold or silver lame, or prints. Particular faves of mine are a gold lame overlaid with black lace which in turn is appliqued with black velvet (by schiaparelli), and a pale pink loosely pleated silk jersey number (by alix gres), a Cadbury's purple satin by Lanvin, a Chanel in blue sequinned tulle, and one in leopard print by a designer I don't remember the name of (but it's in the v&a, like several of my favourites). I know there are a few, but the 30s is one of my all time favourite periods! . And when I was little my Nana had a stunning pale green satin evening dress, with light silver and pink beading, that she made as part of her training course in the mid 30s. I'm not aware that any colours in particular are massively inappropriate, although obviously there would have been certain colours that were more fashionable than others, as with any date. Debbie
>What colors would be appropriate for an evening gown circa 1934? What colors >would be totally INappropriate? _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
