Elaborately Constructed Rose Silk Chiffon Evening Dress Worn by Shirley Temple

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Of sheer rose silk chiffon, the evening dress features an elaborately constructed bodice with horizontal and bias cut arranged pleats at the front and narrow sewn-down pleats at the back, with very full gathered shoulder straps at the shoulders arranged with an intricate knot at one side; the flared skirt features two layers of sheer rose silk chiffon above a rose silk taffeta skirt. Some spotting at sides of bodice. The dress, a favorite of Shirley Temple for its soft yet swishy effect, was worn for evening social events in the mid/late 1940s.