2017.67.1

Images (6)

Unraveled_26 Left to right 96.39.2 (dress), 2010.44.1 (ensemble), 2017.67.1(tweed dress)

Unraveled_11 Left to right P86.66.1 (dress), 71.192.47 (waistcoat wall), P85.41.1 (textile wall), 87.163.1A-L (dress case), 80.19.7 (dress), 85.167.103 (bead sample case), 78.263.62 (shoe case), 93.46.7 (knickers set), 96.39.2 (dress), 2010.44.1 (ensemble), 2017.67.1(tweed dress)

Unraveled_19 Left to right 80.19.7 (dress), 85.167.103 (bead sample case), 78.263.62 (shoe case), 93.46.7 (knickers set), 96.39.2 (dress), 2010.44.1 (ensemble), 2017.67.1(tweed dress)

Object: Dress

Designer: Oscar de la Renta (1932 - 2014)

Date: 2002

Medium: Wool tweed, ostrich feathers, faceted beads, seed beads, sequins, rhinestones, and net

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Elizabeth Graham Weymouth

Object number: 2017.67.1

DescriptionBlack and white wool tweed sleeveless dress with fringe at hem embellished with ostrich feathers, yarn, seed and faceted beads, sequins, and rhinestones

Label Text:Oscar de la Renta’s cocktail dress exemplifies how the “ragged” appearance of unraveled fabric has become fully incorporated into high fashion. The artful disarray of the dense fringe at the skirt’s hem — created from strands of unwoven wool tweed — is countered by the conventional opulence of the beads, rhinestones, and ostrich feathers.

In Collection(s)

2000s

Exhibitions:

¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today
Fashion Unraveled