Object: Dress
Brand:
Mars of Asheville
Date: 1966
Medium: Plastic
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Ford
Object number: 86.136.9
DescriptionSilver plastic chemise with open round neck
Label Text:This foil shift dress is made from material that was engineered for space suit insulation. In the 1960s, the use of metals in fashion became popular. Silver epitomized “space age” futurism: “Silver was...spacy—the astronauts wore silver suits...and their equipment was silver, too,” recalled Andy Warhol.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion & Politics
- Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme