Object: Dress
Designer:
Emilio Pucci
(1914 - 1992)
Retailer:
Lord & Taylor
(American, founded 1826)
Date: c. 1965
Medium: Silk jersey
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Renee Hunter
Object number: 80.233.18
DescriptionMini dress in silk jersey printed with engineered signature design in shades of purple, orange, black and ivory; irregular checkerboard border design at wide square neck, empire waist band and cuff of elbow length sleeves; large abstract geometric design on bodice and A-line skirt
Label Text:Emilio Pucci became known as “The Prince of Prints” for the dynamic, brightly colored fabrics that characterized his designs. Although he founded his label in the late 1940s, Pucci’s work became synonymous with the youthful vitality of the 1960s.
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, Italian Style
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)