Evening set
Brand
Grenelle-Estevez
(American, 1955 - 1968)
1957
Cotton voile and black velvet ribbon
Gift of Sylvia Levine
Object number92.173.6
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.
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 trainCollections
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