2007.59.1

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Arbiters_61 Left to right 72.81.28 (dress), 75.86.3 (grey dress), 99.26.1 (textile wall), 77.33.79 (bag case), 96.56.17 (gloves case), 96.56.8 (blue choker case), 78.184.6 (hat case), 95.90.16, 95.165.3, 96.56.7, 95.37.20 (hair pin, compact, earrings, perfume bottles case), 80.193.9 (suit), 69.156.6 (striped dress), 76.20.3 (grey satin dress), 2007.59.1 (black dress)

Fashion A-Z (II)_29 Left to right 2007.59.1 (dress), 2009.32.21 (red dress), 2001.63.8 (suit), 2012.1.1 (gown), 2004.59.2 (beaded dress), 2005.76.1, 2010.20.1, 2010.65.4 (shoes case)

Arbiters_60 Left to right 99.26.1 (textile wall), 77.33.79 (bag case), 96.56.17 (gloves case), 96.56.8 (blue choker case), 78.184.6 (hat case), 95.90.16, 95.165.3, 96.56.7, 95.37.20 (hair pin, compact, earrings, perfume bottles case), 80.193.9 (suit), 69.156.6 (striped dress), 76.20.3 (grey dress), 2007.59.1 (black dress), 72.112.36 (pink dress hidden), 76.53.1 (suit)

Fashion A-Z (II)_27 Left to right 2007.10.2 (necklace case), 2011.2.1 (pink dress), 2007.59.1 (black dress), 2009.32.21 (dress), 2001.63.8 (suit)

Fashion A-Z (II)_28 2011.2.1 (pink dress), 2007.59.1 (dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Lanvin (French, founded 1889)

Designer: Jeanne Lanvin (1867 - 1946)

Retailer: Bergdorf Goodman (American, founded 1899)

Date: c. 1935

Medium: Black synthetic tulle, silk satin, and plastic sequins

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Caroline Rennolds Milbank

Object number: 2007.59.1

DescriptionEvening dress of black tulle embroidered with single rows of stacked black paillettes in horizontal stripes over attached black silk sheath: scoop neckline at front; v-neckline with rounded bib collar variation at back; fitted bodice; bishop sleeve with paillette trim at cuff; long flared skirt

Label Text:Jeanne Lanvin was known for her artful use of embellishment, manipulating and layering materials in innovative ways. She used a sequin pattern to add shine, texture, and weight to this light-as-air dress. Each circular element consists of a set of stacked sequins in graduated sizes, attached with embroidery that resembles an asterisk. This added tactile dimension is decorative but also holds the sequins in place.

In Collection(s)

1930s

Exhibitions:

Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s
Arbiters of Style
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)
Paris, Capital of Fashion