Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Versace
(Italian, founded 1978)
Designer:
Gianni Versace
(1946 - 1997)
Date: Spring 1994
Medium: Rayon, acetate / silk blend, and metal
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2018.43.1
DescriptionBlack crepe evening dress with safety pin Medusa ornaments in silver and gold metal, sweet heart neckline, double shoulder strap, net insets, high slit
Label Text:In 1994, Elizabeth Hurley wore a version of this Versace design to the premiere of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, where she accompanied fellow actor (and then-boyfriend) Hugh Grant. The provocative style stole the spotlight and bolstered Hurley’s career. Colloquially referred to as “that dress,” it has become an icon of nineties fashion.
Exhibitions:
- Paris, Capital of Fashion
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties