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Fit For A Queen: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s Creations By Balmain  

Evening Dress in Thai National Style, 1967

Maker/Designer

Pierre Balmain, French (1914-1982)

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Evening Dress in Thai National Style, 1967

Commissioned by Her Majesty for an official trip to Iran in April 1967, this mandarin-collared, sleeveless variation on Thai national dress is made from a European silk and metal-thread brocade completely concealed beneath a layer of Lesage’s characteristically complex embroidery.

Accession Number

QSMT 2013.4.37

Material

Jacquard-woven silk and metal-thread brocade with crystal, bead, paillette, and silver-metal thread embroidery by House of Lesage