Object: Evening set
Designer:
Oscar de la Renta
(1932 - 2014)
Date: c. 1978
Medium: Silk
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Penelope Tree
Object number: 91.190.2
DescriptionEvening set; spring green blouse and yellow skirt in silk tissue taffeta; button front blouse with shirt collar and full bishop sleeves; floor length full skirt with shirred waist, bubble hem and train
Label Text:This evening ensemble is exemplary of Oscar de la Renta's romantic design aesthetic. Known for his luxurious, dramatic, and feminine sensibility, de la Renta pairs a peasant blouse with bishop sleeves and a full skirt, thereby injecting historical references into the popular gypsy look of the late seventies. In its use of elements from the 1860s, this piece is characteristic of the historicizing trend in fashion during the 1970s.
Exhibitions:
- 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)