87.19.1

Images (6)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right 87.19.1 (ostrich feather dress), 89.160.2 (orange evening gown), 73.73.1 (multicolor evening dress and scarf), 80.58.5 (printed pink and gold metallic evening dress)

Nature_04 2013.79.1 (cape and hair ornament), 87.19.1 (dress)

Nature_21Left to right 2013.79.1 (cape and hair ornament), 87.19.1 (dress), 96.69.15 (cape), 2016.63.1 (gown), 91.255.11 (coat), 2010.57.5 and 2016.55.3B-D (coat and ensemble), 2016.14.1 (dress), CASE 73.6.610 (hat), 77.187.12 (hat), 98.77.3 (shoes)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972)

Date: 1967

Medium: Silk chiffon and ostrich feathers

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Roxanne Lowit

Object number: 87.19.1

DescriptionFloor length evening sheath in light brown crimped chiffon with allover light orange clipped ostrich feathers with black tips, collarless round neck and fitted with shoulder dart, front and back armhole princess seams and nine snap center back closure

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies
Force of Nature