2004.52.4

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Luxury_41Left to right 2004.52.4 (ensemble), 2007.21.1 (brown dress), 2003.80.1 (textile wall), 2005.33.1 (gold dress), 2005.53.1 (shoes case)

Luxury_25 Left to right 2007.24.1 (shirt), 2007.26.1 (ski suit), 99.73.2 (textile wall), 2007.7.1 (bag case), 99.64.2 (shoes case), 2007.14.1 (bag case), 2006.37.1 (raincoat), 2004.52.4 (ensemble hidden), 2007.21.1 (brown dress), 2005.33.1 (gold dress), 2003.80.1 (textile wall), 2005.53.1 (shoes case), 2007.10.2 (necklace case), 2007.10.1 (boots case), 2007.13.1 (silk dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Chado Ralph Rucci (American, founded 1994)

Designer: Ralph Rucci (born 1957)

Date: 2003

Medium: Black chiffon

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William McCormick Blair, Jr.

Object number: 2004.52.4

DescriptionLong sleeveless evening dress and large square shawl in basketweave of black crinkle chiffon strips, dress with triple underlayer of black and beige chiffon; attached narrow black leather belt with long vertical strap at CF; couture

Label Text:While construction is central to Ralph Rucci's designs - as the light, woven-together chiffon strips of this dress demonstrate - so too is a subtle, intellectual distance. Using the finest materials, Rucci juxtaposes opposing values of luxury and restraint, and decadence and asceticism.

In Collection(s)

2000s

Exhibitions:

Luxury