79.113.2

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Night and Day_22 Left to right 91.93.6A (textile wall), 79.113.2 (gown), 68.151.4 (suit), 2009.1.2 (brown gown), 98.146.4 (suit), 2008.84.5 (shoes case), P88.66.39 (hat case), 88.2.8 (shoes case), 72.112.84 (shoes case), 76.196.161 (bag case), 74.84.28 and 74.84.29 (photos wall)

Night and Day_24 Left to right 91.93.6A (textile wall), 79.113.2 (gown), 68.151.4 (suit)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Lanvin (French, founded 1889)

Designer: Jeanne Lanvin (1867 - 1946)

Date: Fall 1939

Medium: Metallic green brocade and black silk taffeta

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. V. S. Esmerian

Object number: 79.113.2

DescriptionSleeveless evening gown black taffeta with metallic green brocade side panels and train

Label Text:The name of this evening dress, Chimère, suggests an elusive fantasy. It capture’s fashion’s romantic mood in the heady yet foreboding pre-war atmosphere in which the dress was designed. The front and back panels are a fanciful outline of the feminine silhouette and this curvilinear shape is echoed in the full skirt and feather-like motifs of the metallic brocade.

In Collection(s)

1930s

Exhibitions:

Night and Day