71.206.2

Images (5)

Night and Day_21 Left to right 74.84.404 and 74.84.301 (photos wall), 2007.38.1 (gown), 78.125.25 (dress), 80.300.6 (shoes case), 85.82.1 (bag case), 82.173.11 (hat case), P91.95.3 (bag case), 90.2.1 (shoes case), 71.206.2 (black dress), 70.57.61 (dress), 74.33.46, 74.33.165, 74.33.199, 74.33.751 (bodice samples wall)

Body_22 78.239.5 (suit), 71.206.2 (dress)

Body_15 Left to right 90.190.5 (dress), P83.22.3 (ensemble), 71.197.5 (pajamas), P91.98.7 (girdle case), 93.71.5 (gown), 2013.37.1 (dress), 84.65.3 (catalog case), 78.239.5 (suit), 71.206.2 (dress hidden), 79.133.2 (dress), 75.86.5 (evening dress), 91.241.129 (green gown)

Object: Dress

Designer: Adrian (1903 - 1959)

Date: c. 1945

Medium: Silk and sequins

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Maybell Machris

Object number: 71.206.2

DescriptionFull length black silk dress, triangular sheer beige inset CF, sequined design on bodice and skirt

Label Text:Long sleeves and bold shoulders were fashionable for evening dresses during the early to mid 1940s. This dramatic design has a triangle of sheer fabric that alludes to bare skin. Sequins of varying size were used to create trompe l’oeil ribbons that wrap the body and which appear to be flowing.

Exhibitions:

The Body: Fashion and Physique
Night and Day