White embroidered ball dress with black bow

This ball dress was made by Fran Allison's mother Bertha Allison to be worn to a Canterbury University ball. The dress was inspired by a picture in Vogue and had the help of a seamstress to finish it. It also has a matching handmade bag.

Details

Credit: Courtesy of Fran Allison
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer: Bertha Allison
Maker: Bertha Allison
Manufacturing location: Christchurch
Garment type: Ball dress
Material: Cotton
Features: Black embroidered print
Colour: White & black
Label: Unlabelled
Date: 1950s