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Pink Tulle Evening Gown

MO 63.1362
Pink Tulle Evening Gown
Sorelle Fontana
1954
Italy
Tulle; rhinestones; ribbon
52" center back
A strapless evening gown in off-white silk with a pink net and a rhinestone beaded trim. This dress has a full skirt with a tulle petticoat.
This dress was worn by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy for a photographic sitting with Yousuf Karsh in July of 1957. The First Lady also wore this gown to the Tiffany Ball in Newport, Rhode Island on July 13, 1957.
Image copyright (C) John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Inc.
JFKMUS-MO-1963-1362