82.55.2

Images (5)

Fashion A-Z (I)_15 Left to right 82.55.2 (dress), 76.173.1 (striped dress), 2010.61.1 (dress), 2011.13.1 (metallic dress), 99.34.1 (dress)

Exoticism_15 Left to right 76.113.3 (dress), 82.55.2 (black dress), 82.164.166 (textile wall)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Mainbocher (1890 - 1976)

Date: 1947

Medium: Black jersey and silk brocade

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Prince Michel Romonoff

Object number: 82.55.2

DescriptionLong fitted evening dress in black silk jersey with contrast draped hip band in multicolor sari brocade; open neck, deep rounded back; long sleeve with zipper cuff; straight skirt with demi-train

Label Text:Mainbocher often accented his slim evening dresses with overskirts. This dress is an exotic variation on that theme, with fabric from multiple saris draped around the hips. Vogue noted the fashionable trend for saris when it featured this dress in a 1947 article titled "Eastern Saris in Western Ways."

In Collection(s)

1940s
Curator's Favorites: Melissa Marra

Exhibitions:

Exoticism
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)