Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Isoude
(American, founded 2009)
Date: 2010
Medium: Pink and ivory silk, white organza, and mother-of-pearl
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Katie Brierley, Isoude
Object number: 2010.18.1
DescriptionEirene Gown: Floor length hand dyed coral pink tussah silk bias evening dress with sleeveless bib style upper bodice of sheer white organza from above bust to neckline delicately embellished with short narrow chevron shaped strips of mother-of-pearl shell applique : pull on dress; wide rounded neckline; narrow bias double layer skirt of peach silk over ivory silk; under slip; floor length.
Label Text:Designer Katie Brierley used tussah silk that was woven on antique looms in India and hand-colored using a natural Madder root dye. The subtle chevron embellishments, made by the Zanzibar Women’s Pearl Shellcraft Cooperative and jeweler William Elliot Drake, utilize portions of the Mabe pearl shell that are usually discarded. This dress was made specifically for the "Going Green: Eco Fashion" exhibition held at MFIT in 2010.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Eco-Fashion: Going Green
- Force of Nature
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT