Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Christian Lacroix
(born 1951)
Date: Spring 1988
Medium: Lilac silk taffeta
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Christian Lacroix
Object number: 97.93.1
DescriptionA la folie short light purple evening dress in a printed silk taffeta with white daisies and purple and magenta flowers. Off-the-shoulder bodice with self ties at back, three quarter length sleeves and pouf skirt with attached pleated flounce. Textile printed specifically for Christian Lacroix.
Label Text:The 1980s were about status, power, and excess, a theme perfectly expressed by Lacroix's lavishly patterned violet and purple evening dress. A century earlier, "Bishop's violet" and "Cardinal purple" evoked ecclesiastical splendor. This dress was selected for the collection by Christian Lacroix. It was runway model 31 and was worn on the runway by Marie Martinez Seznec. The floral silk taffeta was printed specifically for Christian Lacroix. The name of this haute couture dress is "a la folie."
Exhibitions:
- She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion