2007.46.61

Images (4)

Arbiters_05 Left to right 76.196.31 (cape), 87.70.1 (suit), P84.17.5 (black dress), 96.121.3 (textile wall), 2002.45.1 (textile wall), 90.97.3 (suit), 2007.46.61 (bra and skirt), 2008.34.2 (metallic dress), 89.164.133, 89.164.130 and 75.230.104 (shoes case)

Arbiters_11 Left to right 2002.45.1 (textile wall), 90.97.3 (suit), 2007.46.61 (bra and skirt), 2008.34.2 (metallic dress), 89.164.133, 89.164.130 and 75.230.104 (shoes case)

Object: Evening set

Brand: Grès (French)

Date: 1965

Medium: Silk

Country: France

Credit Line: Donated in memory of Isabel Eberstadt by her family

Object number: 2007.46.61

DescriptionEvening set; bandeau bra top and floor length skirt in black silk woven sheer and satin weave, with horizontal stripes in blue, yellow, and red; couture

Label Text:Madame Grès experimented with cutouts and body-baring silhouettes throughout the 1960s. This daring ensemble in striped silk is meticulously constructed, even in its simplicity. Grès utilized three full widths of the striped bands for the elegant bra top, which she seamed to follow the curves of the body.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
Arbiters of Style