87.158.2

Images (5)

Seduction_16 Left to right 75.124.1 (suit), 87.158.2 (lace dress), P88.3.28A (textile wall), 92.213.1 (ivory dress), 72.81.18 (strapless gown), P90.78.2 (shoes case), 93.10.2 (hat case), 81.23.58 (shoes case), PL74.1.22 (grey dress), P90.63.1 (blue gown), 92.229.10 (textile wall), 77.187.2 (pink gown)

Paris Refashioned_2 Left to right 87.158.2 (lace dress), 71.213.30 (dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972)

Date: c. 1957

Medium: Black net lace, black silk crepe, and pink satin ribbon

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Estate of Ann E. Woodward

Object number: 87.158.2

DescriptionSleeveless black net lace cocktail dress with open round neck and triple scalloped hem ruffle; black silk crepe camisole style slip; bright pink satin ribbon sash; couture

Label Text:Cristóbal Balenciaga introduced his “baby doll” dress style in 1957. Its basic design consisted of a body-skimming slip worn beneath a loose lace outer dress, sometimes cinched at the waist with a ribbon.

Exhibitions:

Seduction
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968