Object: Set
Designer:
Patrick Kelly
(1954 - 1990)
Date: Spring 1989
Medium: Printed cotton
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Nicole Miller
Object number: 2021.9.2
DescriptionStrapless dress and matching jacket; dark blue cotton with orange, red and yellow tipped roses on green leaf stem and off white polka dot print strapless back zipper dress, matching double breasted cropped front jacket, wide notched portrait collar, long sleeve, split turn up cuff
Label Text:Patrick Kelly was the first American designer to join the Chambre syndicale du prêt-à-porter, the prestigious Parisian ready-to-wear trade organization. These designs are characteristic of his work. He frequently used red, black, and white color combinations; fun prints; and body-conscious silhouettes. Kelly died of AIDS in 1990 at only thirty-six years of age.
Exhibitions:
- Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion