71.240.4

Images (5)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right 71.240.4 (purple evening dress), P85.89.1 (black evening dress), 91.183.16 (blue evening dress), 86.66.4 (blue evening dress and capelet)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 78.75.1 (plaid coat and pattern on wall), 82.209.1 (blue suit), 2007.46.4 (houndstooth suit), 89.163.80 (red, white, and blue suit), 82.208.11 (grey wool suit), 78.75.3 (black and white culotte dress), 71.240.4 (purple evening dress), P85.89.1 (black evening dress), 91.183.16 (blue evening dress), 86.66.4 (blue evening dress and capelet)

Paris Refashioned_13 Left to right 2007.46.34 (dress hidden), 86.66.1 (pink dress), 78.73.1 (brown dress), 71.240.4 (purple dress), 78.134.6 (black and ivory dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Givenchy (French, founded 1952)

Designer: Hubert de Givenchy (1927 - 2018)

Date: 1967

Medium: Fibranne

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edwin Hilson

Object number: 71.240.4

DescriptionPurple fibranne evening dress

Label Text:Vogue referred to Givenchy’s 1967 designs for uneven hemlines as “marvelous, airy frames for legs.” This original design included two bands of purple stones around the twisted halter neckline and a matching shawl. Givenchy learned his mastery of gazar fabric – which was simultaneously stiff, lightweight, and flexible – from Balenciaga.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968