Set
Designer
Nina Ricci
(1883 - 1970)
1935
Wool and mohair
Gift of Edward F. Bergman
Object number92.87.1
Although they may appear less extravagant than eveningwear fabrics, couture daywear textiles were just as innovative and well-chosen. Nina Ricci’s Il m’attend (“He Waits For Me”) design uses wool and mohair woven with surrealist “eyelashes” and trimmed with cherry-shaped metal closures, creating a chic and amusingly off-kilter ensemble.
DescriptionLong sleeve sheath and cape set in black wool / mohair woven with horizontal stripes of eyelash fringe; black leather belt and painted metal leaf shaped ornaments with pendant red cherries, used as clasps at CF; topstitched triangles forming self bow at neckline of cape, and pocket flaps at hipline of dressCollections
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