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