Culotte dress — St Cyr, Val — ca. 1938

Evening culotte dress of black chiffon velvet with black sequin embroidery on shoulders and pocket flap. It has a narrow peter pan collar, long sleeves and deep shoulder pads and is cut to form loose trousers (the gusset open) with a skirt panel at the rear. There is a large plastic zip from neck to crotch. On the left hip there is a large pocket with an embroidered flap.