2011.2.1

Images (5)

Unraveled_13 Left to right 97.29.4 (jacket), 90.98.69 (top), 2005.7.1 (dress), 2011.2.1 (pink dress), 2010.57.4 (coat), 2013.59.1 (jumpsuit)

Fashion A-Z (II)_28 2011.2.1 (pink dress), 2007.59.1 (dress)

Fashion A-Z (II)_27 Left to right 2007.10.2 (necklace case), 2011.2.1 (pink dress), 2007.59.1 (black dress), 2009.32.21 (dress), 2001.63.8 (suit)

Unraveled_21 Left to right 2011.2.1 (pink dress), 2010.57.4 (coat), 2013.59.1 (jumpsuit)

Object: Dress

Brand: Lanvin (French, founded 1889)

Designer: Alber Elbaz (1961 - 2021)

Date: Spring 2010

Medium: Cotton and polyester organza

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Lanvin

Object number: 2011.2.1

DescriptionToga style, one shoulder short dress in crinkled polished cotton with deep rose pink draped and pleated over panels in polyester organza; metal jacket zipper at side opening with wide fly front panel in cotton satin, fabric selvage finished edge - vintage foundation garment reference; raw finished hems - over panel frayed, under dress with topstitched edge

Label Text:The outer layers of fabric in this dress appear to be unfolding around the body, suggesting that the design is either a work-in-progress or coming apart. Despite this deconstructed approach to dressmaking, Alber Elbaz’s skill for draping resulted in a look that is more elegant than it is disheveled.

In Collection(s)

2010s

Exhibitions:

Dance and Fashion
Fashion Unraveled
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)