Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Charles James
(1906 - 1978)
Date: 1955
Medium: Silk taffeta and netting
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Wells In Memory of Lisa Kirk
Object number: 91.241.127
DescriptionThe Tree dress in pink taffeta with strapless, chevron pleated long torso bodice ending in polonaise swag below knee; constructed full underskirt with pale pink taffeta pleated into fitted panel, over multiple net layers in contrasting shades of pink and light purple
Label Text:Charles James is famous for his ability to “sculpt” with fabric, and his garments are often considered to be works of art. Many fashion historians attribute James’s adept use of elaborate, rigid structures and fluid folds to his early career as a milliner. The Museum at FIT has one of the world’s best collections of his dresses.
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Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)
- Form Follows Fashion
- She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion
- Force of Nature