Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Eric Gaskins
(born 1958)
Date: 2014
Medium: Silk and glass beads
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Eric Gaskins
Object number: 2016.53.1
DescriptionWhite strapless evening dress in four ply silk crepe hand beaded with black micro bugle beads in a design inspired by Franz Kline; floor length with slight train
Label Text:Eric Gaskins trained as a fine artist and apprenticed with Hubert Givenchy before establishing his company in 1987. This gown’s meticulous beading captures the brushwork of one of his favorite artists, Franz Kline. Elegant eveningwear such as this exemplifies Gaskins’s aesthetic of simple lines coupled with rigorous cut and extraordinary details.
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Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers