Object: Dress
Designer:
Tom Ford
(born 1961)
Date: Spring 2013
Medium: Silk
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Joy Venturini Bianchi
Object number: 2022.65.49
DescriptionUltramarine blue silk backless cocktail dress with butterfly wing sleeves attached to skirt, zip back at waist
Label Text:These dramatic bound sleeves are deceptive—unless the wearer’s arms are outstretched, they look like typical bell sleeves. Pierre Cardin introduced a similar style during the early 1970s, but Tom Ford’s example—with its fully open back—incorporates his signature, provocative sensibility.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Statement Sleeves