81.30.4

Images (5)

Unraveled_05 Left to right 2005.8.1 (wedding dress), 81.30.4 (dress), 82.15.2 (ensemble), 2000.14.1 (jacket), 96.112.1 (dress), 95.161.1 (dress), 95.161.2 (jacket over dress)

Unraveled_44 2005.8.1 (wedding dress), 81.30.4 (dress)

Fashion and Politics_41 Left to right 81.30.4 (capelet dress), 2004.47.1 (dress)

Fashion and Politics_40 Left to right 81.30.4 (capelet dress), 2004.47.1 (dress), 71.224.1 (suit)

Object: Evening set

Designer: Marcel Vertès (1895 - 1961)

Maker: Saks Fifth Avenue (American, founded 1924)

Maker: Sophie Gimbel (1898 - 1981)

Date: c. 1943

Medium: Rayon crepe

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Janet Chatfield-Taylor

Object number: 81.30.4

DescriptionSet; floor length evening dress and matching capelet in cream rayon crepe

Label Text:This gown, donated by Vogue editor Janet Chatfield-Taylor, has a compelling story: it was designed by the famed illustrator Marcel Vertès, made in the workshops at Saks Fifth Avenue, and worn to a gala held at the Waldorf Astoria to benefit the American Red Cross War Fund.

Exhibitions:

Fashion Unraveled
Fashion & Politics