92.59.1

Images (6)

RetroSpective_04 left to right P88.14.5 (dress), 86.157.9 (shawl wall), 84.26.2 (hoop hanging), 2001.73.1 (crinoline), 92.59.1 (green dress), 2001.73.1B (hoop package), P91.38.4 (hoops case), 2007.33.2 (purple and white dress), 2013.20.1 (ensemble), 91.187.21 (textile wall)

RetroSpective_32 Left to right P88.14.5 (dress), 86.157.9 (shawl wall), 84.26.2 (hoop hanging), 2001.73.1 (crinoline), 92.59.1 (green dress), 2001.73.1B (hoop package), P91.38.4 (hoops case), 2007.33.2 (purple and white dress), 2013.20.1 (ensemble), 91.187.21 (textile wall), 2007.53.1 (wedding gown), 94.5.1 (scarf side wall)

Tailor_52 Left to right 97.71.1 (ensemble), 2005.90.5 (taupe suit), 2003.60.2 (skirt ensemble), 2005.25.1 (textile wall), 2006.16.1 (grey suit), 2006.18.1 (dark grey suit), 77.17.4 (suit), 81.111.1 (jacket and dress), 68.146.13 (suit), P88.3.16 (textile wall), 92.59.1 (green dress), 80.120.1 (skirt suit), 2001.47.3 (textile wall), 2001.47.2 (textile wall), 96.21.1 (gloves case), P89.57.22 (glasses case), P92.57.41 (bag case), 76.147.10 (shoes case)

Tailor_16 Left to right 68.146.13 (suit), P88.3.16 (textile wall), 92.59.1 (green dress), 80.120.1 (skirt suit), 2001.47.3 (textile wall), 2001.47.2 (textile wall), 96.21.1 (gloves case), P89.57.22 (glasses case), P92.57.41 (bag case), 76.147.10 (shoes case), 96.29.5 (dress with hood), right side objects on previous slides

RetroSpective_33 Left to right 92.59.1 (dress), P91.38.4 (hoops case), 2007.33.2 (purple and white dress), 91.187.21 (textile wall), 2013.20.1 (ensemble), 2007.53.1 (wedding gown), 94.5.1 (scarf side wall)

Object: Dress

Designer: Anne Fogarty (1919 - 1980)

Retailer: Lord & Taylor (American, founded 1826)

Date: c. 1954

Medium: Silk satin and taffeta

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Berta Katz

Object number: 92.59.1

DescriptionCocktail dress in emerald green taffeta back silk satin with contrast red net crinoline; V-neck long torso bodice with cap sleeves, full flared skirt gathered into zigzag seam at drop waist

Label Text:Fashion designer Anne Fogarty wrote "Wife Dressing" in 1959, a guide to dressing that reinforced gender stereotypes for women.

Exhibitions:

The Tailor's Art
RetroSpective