Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Charles James
(1906 - 1978)
Date: 1954
Medium: Silk satin
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Wells In Memory of Lisa Kirk
Object number: 91.241.134
DescriptionLong evening dress in green silk satin; strapless boned bodice diagonally seamed and draped, long tapered skirt draped at LF waist; asymmetrical folded peplum extending to tapered back panels with fishtail hem effect; diagonal RB zipper
Label Text:Charles James is best known for his intricately-cut, sculptural evening gowns. His rigid construction techniques were often balanced by softly draped fabric, as exemplified by this dress. James was a brilliant artist, but he had a notoriously difficult personality, and he was beset by financial problems. In a fifty-year career, he produced less than 1,000 garments.
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Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)
- Form Follows Fashion