Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Grès
(French)
Manufacturer:
Petillant
Date: 1967
Medium: Black silk faille
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2002.18.1
DescriptionTurandot dress; long collarless, sleeveless evening tent dress in black silk faille by Petillant; architectural, voluminous, with three staggered full circle layers; with deep CB slit
Label Text:One of the finest existing examples of the Grès sculptural gown is "Turandot." Photographed by Irving Penn on the model Verushka, it is basic in its construction, but operatic in manifestation. Made of black silk faille, the sleeveless, jeweled neckline was cut from a full circle placed on top of two other, larger circles. Made using the same principles as a tiered wedding cake, it is anything but saccharine. The folds of inky silk are brilliantly controlled: they give the wearer a kind of languid animation, not unlike a robed emperor or cleric.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
- Madame Grès
- Form Follows Fashion
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)