Object: Dress
Designer:
Claude Montana
(French, 1949 - 2024)
Date: 1983
Medium: Black linen
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2010.78.1
Descriptionblack linen fitted dress with extended padded shoulders continuing to waist to form tuck (or flap) at F & B sleeve/bodice, side panel, angled flap pockets at hips and F right bodice, band collar, CB snap closure to waist, attached at side seam black leather half belt with CB snap closure
Label Text:Claude Montana’s aggressively sexy clothes often featured extreme silhouettes, such as exaggerated shoulders and severely nipped-in waists. Montana’s work was acclaimed in the 1980s and subsequently inspired later designers, such as Alexander McQueen.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)