2008.67.1

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MinMax_18 Left to right 2018.3.1 (necklace case), 2015.1.2 (tartan dress), 2008.47.2 (ensemble), 2007.58.1 (multicolor ensemble), 2010.56.2 (bag case), 2008.67.1 (gown), 2010.46.1 (dress and shoes), 2019.21.5 (jumpsuit), 2010.52.2 (coat), 2016.7.1 (bag case), 2011.40.2 (dress)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Giorgio Armani (born 1934)

Date: Fall 2007

Medium: Silk, Swarovski crystal beads and rhinestones

Country: Italy

Credit Line: Gift of Giorgio Armani

Object number: 2008.67.1

DescriptionFitted silk evening gown with flared skirt embellished allover in horizontal rows of faceted Swarovski crystal beads in graduated sizes from neckline to hem and smaller Swarovski crystal rhinestones: sleeveless dress; scoop neckline; sculpted decolletage at back; tank top straps; CB hidden zipper closure; princess seams; stiffened lining at flared skirt to hold shape; full length

Label Text:Fashion journalist Suzy Menkes described Armani’s elaborately embellished women’s clothes as “symbols of escape from everyday reality.” This gown features approximately 100,000 Diamond Leaf crystals, a new shape designed by Armani for Swarovski. Prior to this collaboration, Swarovski had not worked directly with a designer since the 1950s, when the company partnered with Christian Dior.

In Collection(s)

2000s

Exhibitions:

Fairy Tale Fashion
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)
Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes