Object: Dress
Brand:
Lila Bath
Date: 1972
Medium: Cotton and lace
Country: Mexico
Credit Line: Gift of Tanya Melendez
Object number: 2017.54.1
DescriptionWedding dress in bright pink cotton with fitted bodice, full floor length skirt and long sleeves, with four ivory lace banned insets at hem and on each sleeve, lace collar.
Label Text:Designed by Mexico-based designer Lila Bath, this dress was originally resort wear. The maxi style featuring tucked cotton and lace was known in the USA as a Mexican wedding dress. In the United States, Mexican pink epitomizes traditional Mexico, while south of the border the color is often used to express modernity.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color