Object: Set
Brand:
Akris
(Swiss, founded 1922)
Designer:
Albert Kriemler
(born 1960)
Date: Fall/Winter 2011
Medium: Printed wool mousselline and metal mesh
Country: Switzerland
Credit Line: Gift of Akris
Object number: 2011.38.1
DescriptionWedding Tower ankle-length sheath dress with turtleneck and long sleeves in wool mousselline, photo print of leafless tree in dark brown to black over grey blue dusk-like sky and Wedding Tower building by architect and Vienna Secession founder Joseph Maria Olbrich; coordinating pewter metal mesh belt with large oblong metal buckle
Label Text:Albert Kriemler, creative director and co-owner of Akris, has been an innovator in the recent use of photoprints, such as this image of the Wedding Tower—visible on the sleeve—created by Vienna Secession architect Joseph Maria Olbrich.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)