Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Chado Ralph Rucci
(American, founded 1994)
Designer:
Ralph Rucci
(born 1957)
Date: Spring 2004
Medium: Black patent leather and silk chiffon
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Martin D. Gruss
Object number: 2009.16.3
DescriptionSleeveless short Suspension evening dress with black patent leather bodice and silk crinkle chiffon tiered skirt with frayed, fringed hem; round neckline; bodice shaping and surface design created by cutting apart garment panels and then reassembling, each piece is attached with thread bar stitches; hand stitched CB zipper using a running stitch; A-line skirt - ground fabric in silk net with three applied semicircles, each made of three layers of silk crinkle chiffon
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