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Lot 33
1970s - Douglas Darnell |
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An elegant bias cut stage gown with low-cut back
and fitted bodice by Douglas Darnell, the pale lemon silk chiffon ground densely
embroidered with pale lemon beads and embellished with clusters of Swarovski
aurora borealis crystals and silver bugle beads in a pattern of trailing leaves,
the bodice décolleté similarly decorated with a cut-out leaf border, the skirt
with flowing train, lined in silver silk tissue
Weight: approx. 4.5kg.
The photograph illustrated shows Dame Shirley wearing this gown during her
performance in a cabaret show at the Hotel Metropole, Birmingham, 1990.
Photograph courtesy of Dave Spencer.
£3,200
Images displayed with kind permission of Christies Images Ltd. © 2002
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