Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Geoffrey Beene
(1927 - 2004)
Date: Fall 1967
Medium: Sequins and silk
Country: USA
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2015.77.3
DescriptionWhite and black long sleeve football jersey evening dress hand beaded overall in sequins on silk ground; number 38
Label Text:In 1967, Geoffrey Beene stunned fashion’s elite when he transformed the familiar football jersey into an evening gown. Covered entirely in shimmering sequins, the dress is essentially an elongated jersey ripped straight from the field—complete with a large “38” across the chest and the contrasting armbands particular to football uniforms.
Exhibitions:
- Uniformity