Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Vionnet
(1876 - 1975)
Date: Summer 1925
Medium: Silk chiffon, beads, and metallic embroidery
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Doris Held
Object number: 91.96.1
DescriptionBeige silk chiffon evening dress with Art Deco style inserts in grey beadwork and gold metallic couched thread, large teardrop at CF neckline and extended diamond gussets at hip; short shift with self straps, flared below hip; hem points
Label Text:Madeleine Vionnet was one of the greatest dressmakers in modern fashion history. The geometrically precise arcs and angles of her groundbreaking construction methodologies are evident in the pattern of this dress. They also echo the lines of her magnificent, neoclassical-inspired salon de presentation, nicknamed the “Temple of Fashion,” designed by the architect Ferdinand Chanut, decorator George de Feure, and crystal sculptor Lalique.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors