86.66.1

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Paris Refashioned_13 Left to right 2007.46.34 (dress hidden), 86.66.1 (pink dress), 78.73.1 (brown dress), 71.240.4 (purple dress), 78.134.6 (black and ivory dress)

Object: Evening gown

Brand: Lanvin (French, founded 1889)

Designer: Jules François Crahay (1917 - 1988)

Date: 1964-1965

Medium: Silk chiffon and rhinestones

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Nancy Zeckendorf

Object number: 86.66.1

DescriptionStrapless evening gown in fuchsia pink silk chiffon with matching hood tucked into rhinestone neckband with round stone buckle; couture

Label Text:Jules François Crahay left Nina Ricci for the house of Lanvin in 1963. Women’s Wear Daily immediately enthused that Crahay was “uninhibited, young and not reminiscent.” From his first collection, the couturier established an aesthetic that was simultaneously bold and romantic, exemplified by this evening gown with its unique matching hood.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968