Object: Evening set
Brand:
Grenelle-Estevez
(American, 1955 - 1968)
Date: 1957
Medium: Cotton voile and black velvet ribbon
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Sylvia Levine
Object number: 92.173.6
DescriptionStrapless evening dress and long rectangular stole in cotton voile screen printed with red and pink rose design on black and white leaf pattern ground, contrast black velvet ribbon trim; floor length dress with fitted sheath front and full back panel and train
Label Text:Cuban-born, American fashion designer Luis Estévez chose to use a lightweight cotton fabric to create this evening gown. A silk fabric, such as a full-bodied satin, would have been the more conventional choice for evening wear at the time. Estévez used nature as his inspiration for this gown, abstracting the image of a rose.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA
- Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion
- The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion