lookingbackatfashionhistory: • The ‘Lily’ Evening Gown. Worn by: Comtesse Greffhulhe Designer:...

lookingbackatfashionhistory:

• The ‘Lily’ Evening Gown.

Worn by: Comtesse Greffhulhe

Designer: Charles Frederick Worth

Date: ca. 1896

Medium: Black silk velvet, white silk satin (for the partially modern collar), white satin appliqués embroidered with metal cannetilles and gold sequins.