Black and white photograph, Almond

Description

Exterior black and white photograph of a model wearing a full-length belted pleated linen dress. It has a bateau neckline and a tie belt at the waist. There are deep pockets on either side of the skirt and the set-in sleeves are elbow length. There is a typewritten note attached to the back of the photograph which says "FROM: Eleanor Lambert 32 East 57th Street, NYC MU 8-2130 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "ALMOND" -- Deep-pocketed evening dress in hand pleated Irish linen, designed by Sybil Connolly, Dublin. Photographed by Richard Dormer at John French". The location is possibly Rowallane, near Belfast, Ireland. A version of this photograph is used in Ida Grehan's article in Inside Ireland 65 (1994), page 29.