This evening gown from 1876 was one of the first dresses to be incorporated into the collection of the Centraal Museum. The original owner of this fashionable garment was -former director and curator- Carla de Jonge’s cousin, Annette Lucie Koch-van Rappard (1857-1928). Born in the Dutch East Indies, she married the Swiss consul and widower, Ferdinand Koch (1847-1900) in Leiden. She lived in Scheveningen after her marriage, but often travelled within Europe, and to Paris in particular. Where she probably bought this dress by fashion house Emile Pasquier. The bright blue skirt with its draped train and the bodice of golden yellow and blue cisele velvet must have made quite an impression. Three tapes are tied into the lining of the underskirt in order to form the specific shape of the skirt. Another ‘secret’ detail is the small lead weights in the bodice, which ensure that it stays in place.This evening gown from 1876 was one of the first dresses to be incorporated into the collection of the Centraal Museum. The original owner of this fashionable garment was Carla de Jonge’s cousin, Annette Lucie Koch-van Rappard (1857-1928). Born in the Dutch East Indies, she married the Swiss consul and widower, Ferdinand Koch (1847-1900) in Leiden. She lived in Scheveningen after her marriage, but often travelled within Europe, and to Paris in particular. She probably bought this dress, and the two designs by Emile Pasquier which are also on display in this room, in this capital of fashion. The bright blue skirt with its draped train and the bodice of golden yellow and blue cisele velvet must have, as they do now, made quite an impression on the visitors. Three tapes are tied into the lining of the underskirt in order to form the specific shape of the skirt. Another ‘secret’ detail is the small lead weights in the bodice, which ensure that it stays in place. The narrow waist, the small size and the construction underneath the dress made it quite a challenge to mount it for display.