2005.48.8

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Platform featuring Twentieth century Latin American designers in the exhibition ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today. From left to right: 78.147.3 (green gown), 93.129.10 (black dress), 98.102.5 (bag case), 77.190.28 (hat case), 2005.71.3 (green dress), 2005.48.8 (black dress), 2010.63.1 (black and red dress), 98.38.2 (coat), 2010.55.1 (red suit), 98.84.1 (sketch case)

From left to right: Cocktail dresses by Oscar de la Renta (2005.71.3) and Carolina Herrera (2005.48.8) on view in the exhibition ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today.

RetroSpective_05 Left to right 2000.50.1 (ensemble), 2005.48.8 (dress), 94.85.3 (textile wall), PL74.1.55 (evening dress)

RetroSpective_34 Left to right 2000.50.1 (ensemble), 2005.48.8 (dress), 94.85.3 (textile wall), PL74.1.55 (evening dress), 2007.63.6 (bustle), P79.1.1 (wire dress form), 81.210.1 (quilt wall), P86.66.1 (dress), 76.86.38 (metal form), 2002.29.1 (bustle), 94.51.1 (hat case)

Luxury_37 Left to right 86.91.3 (dress and jacket), 91.235.27 (evening ensemble), 2005.48.8 (dress with train), 88.137.1 (double breasted dress), 99.77.1 (dinner suit)

Power_Mode_21 Left to right 2013.3.1 and 2013.3.2 (shoe and buckle), 2013.3.3 (coat and waistcoat), 2017.2.1 (dress), 83.125.1 (cape), 2013.51.7 (dress), 2005.48.8 (dress), 91.121.2 (coat), P92.58.16 (coat)

Luxury_27 Left to right 91.235.27 (evening ensemble), 2005.48.8 (dress with train), 88.137.1 (double breasted dress), 99.77.1 (dinner suit), P91.54.1 (textile wall), P93.53.1 (ensemble), 99.43.2 (pantsuit), 92.225.33 (shoes case), 2014.14.6, 2014.14.7 (pins case), 86.91.11 (necklace case), 98.77.4 (shoes case), 2007.18.2 (one shoulder dress), 2004.59.1 (sequined dress)

Object: Cocktail dress

Brand: Carolina Herrera (American, founded 1981)

Designer: Carolina Herrera (born 1939)

Date: Fall 1988

Medium: Black velvet and white silk taffeta

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Carolina Herrera, Ltd.

Object number: 2005.48.8

DescriptionCocktail dress with black velvet mini sheath with round neck and wide padded shoulders, and bustle / train in white silk taffeta with black polka dots, attached to dress back in large inverted V

Label Text:Bustles and trains made intermittent comebacks during the 1980s, and were often characterized as “romantic” or “whimsical.” But Vogue noted in December 1988, that such elaborate styles were on the wane; evening fashion was no longer about “maneuvering oversized crinolines and dramatic poufs through narrow doorways, about finding a modern way to sit comfortably with a bustle pressing at your back.”

Exhibitions:

Luxury
¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today
Power Mode
RetroSpective