Object: Cocktail dress
Brand:
Fontana
(Italian, founded 1943)
Date: c.1957
Medium: Grey silk taffeta, raffia and net
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Barbara Halpern
Object number: 92.213.2
DescriptionGrey silk taffeta sleeveless cocktail dress embroidered with matching raffia, large leaf motifs filled with off-white pleated net; bodice with wide V-neck, fitted with princess seams; calf-length flared skirt; couture finishing
Label Text:The Fontana Sisters were renowned for extraordinary fabrics and unique, lavish embellishments, as seen in this raffia-embroidered taffeta dress. In 1958, journalist Gloria Emerson characterized Fontana couture evening gowns as “sumptuous, feminine, and fragile looking.”
Exhibitions:
- His and Hers