Object: Evening set
Brand:
Christian Dior
(French, founded 1947)
Designer:
John Galliano
(born 1960)
Date: Fall 1997
Medium: Silk lace and silk crepe chiffon
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2012.36.1
DescriptionLight purple sleeveless 1930s style floor length gown in re-embroidered silk lace in a floral pattern with flower like ruffles at front scoop neckline and left shoulder strap and handkerchief pointed ruffle flounce asymmetrically placed at mid thigh point, attached bias cut slip in silk crepe chiffon and coordinating shawl in silk crepe chiffon with long silk fringe at ends
Label Text:"Galliano's concept of femininity is about woman as femme fatale," wrote Colin McDowell in his book about the designer whose glamorous and theatrical styles were at the forefront of fashion for more than a decade.
Exhibitions:
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties
- A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk