Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Bill Blass
(American, founded 1970)
Designer:
Bill Blass
(1922 - 2002)
Retailer:
Saks Fifth Avenue
(American, founded 1924)
Date: Spring/Summer 1993
Medium: Navy blue silk jersey, white jersey, and white sequins
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Rose Marie Bravo
Object number: 2005.90.11
DescriptionSleeveless two tone evening sheath with long torso mock turtleneck bodice in navy blue silk jersey, and contrast floor length straight skirt in white sequins by the yard on white jersey; CB zipper
Label Text:Bill Blass had worked in fashion for five decades by the 1990s, but he was opposed to producing clothing that looked too retro. This streamlined yet luxurious evening dress aligned with the trend for minimalism, but not all of Blass’s designs from the era were so successful. Fashion critic Cathy Horyn remarked that Blass was sometimes “overreaching for topical ideas.”
Exhibitions:
- Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties