2016.32.4

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From left to right: dress by Robert Piguet, 1949 (78.125.25); black dress, c.1940 (83.15.1); dress by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, 1970 (76.201.2); man's ensemble by Vivienne Westwood, spring 1989 (P89.60.2); suit by Christian Francis Roth, fall 1990 (2020.40.1); dress by Stephen Burrows, c.1973 (2016.32.4)

Two styles from the Asymmetrical & Mismatched section of the exhibition: a fall 1990 suit by Christian Francis Roth (left, 2020.40.1) and a c.1973 dress by Stephen Burrows (right, 2016.32.4).

Object: Dress

Designer: Stephen Burrows (born 1943)

Date: c. 1973

Medium: Rayon jersey

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mary W. Delany

Object number: 2016.32.4

DescriptionMulticolor striped color blocked long sleeve maxi dress in rayon matte jersey; asymmetrical neckline, one raglan sleeve

Label Text:In 1970, fashion critic Bernadine Morris wrote that Stephen Burrows maintained “an absolute disregard for all the established laws of color. Does a dress have a red top? He’ll make the sleeves lime, the middle peach–and he’ll add orange stockings for good measure.” Burrows’s colorful, fluid garments were often further enlivened by mismatched sleeves.

Exhibitions:

Statement Sleeves