Object: Ball gown
Designer:
Jon Weston
Date: 1955
Medium: Silk crepe, sequins, bugle beads, and pearls
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Audrey Smaltz
Object number: 2016.78.7
DescriptionBlue, light purple and white printed silk sleeveless ball gown with full skirt and train, fitted bodice, sweetheart neckline, low back, light purple grosgrain shoulder straps
Label Text:Jon Weston attended FIT and designed this gown for his 1955 graduation show. Audrey Smaltz modeled it, then wore it again in a 1961 Ebony advertisement. Weston struggled with fashion industry discrimination and had financial difficulties during the 1960s, but persevered to establish a successful studio on Seventh Avenue by the 1970s.
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Exhibitions:
- Black Fashion Designers