Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Valentino Couture
Designer:
Valentino
(born 1932)
Date: Spring 2008
Medium: Red silk crepe and silk satin
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Gift of Valentino
Object number: 2011.5.1
DescriptionRed sleeveless evening dress with train and fly-away panel at back in silk crepe; asymmetrical neckline with bias rolled collar or cowl that extends to long pointed back fly-away panel; dress back over-panel attached at left seam; gathered right shoulder strap with three gathered bands - looks like knots in silk satin
Label Text:Valentino Garavani opened his Roman atelier in 1959. His career spanned nearly five decades, and he earned a reputation as one of Italy’s greatest couturiers by cultivating a supremely elegant aesthetic. His final haute couture show ended in signature high style, with a procession of dresses–including this example–in his distinctive shade of Valentino Red.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)