Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Givenchy
(French, founded 1952)
Date: Fall 1997
Medium: Beige chiffon and black sequins
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Schefer Faux
Object number: 2008.25.12
DescriptionSleeveless beige chiffon evening sheath embellished with vertical striated design of black sequins dense at shoulders and hem and becoming more sporadic towards waist: v-neckline; CB zipper; below knee length.
Label Text:In 1993, Suzy Menkes identified three primary fashion trends: “angry, grungy, don’t-care looks,” inexpensive styles that stood in contrast to the excesses of 1980s fashion, and clothes described as a “romp through a costume trunk.” The latter included slinky, beaded dresses that were reminiscent of the Jazz Age—a style proffered by numerous designers throughout the decade.
Exhibitions:
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties