74.133.13

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RetroSpective_03 74.133.13 (red dress), P92.2.13 (dress)

RetroSpective_25 Left to right 99.78.16 (tie wall), P84.19.6, P89.64.7, 2008.84.15, P90.87.9 (boots case), 88.105.10 (dress), 82.234.1 (purple ensemble), 94.65.1 (green coat), P88.25.2 (dress hidden), P88.28.1 (green dress), 77.21.27 (dress), U.922 (dress form), 74.133.13 (red dress hidden), 95.145.16 (dress), 2003.38.2B (scarf wall), 2003.38.24 (scarf wall)

RetroSpective_27 Left to right 2003.38.2B (scarf wall), 77.21.27 (dress), U.922 (dress form), 2003.38.24 (scarf wall), 95.145.16 (dress), 74.133.13 (red dress), P92.2.13 (dress)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Norell (1900 - 1972)

Date: 1962

Medium: Wool crepe and satin

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Claudia Halley

Object number: 74.133.13

DescriptionEvening dress in red nubby wool crepe with satin piping and waistband extending to back ties; empire bodice with deep scoop neck, short puff sleeves, long straight-line trained skirt

Label Text:Norman Norell's 1962 interpretation of the Empire style in this "Josephine" evening gown, named for Napoleon's first consort, is made of soft, nubby, wool crepe. It combines the graceful simplicity and sophisticated innocence of the type of dress popular in the first decade of the 19th century with the provocative and alluring color red. Its high-waisted, puffed-sleeve design, flattering oval neckline, and straight, full-length skirt make it a classic, unfussy, yet luxurious dress, ideally suited to a lithe, youthful figure. Unadorned except for satin piping at the sleeves and waistband, this dress requires no further ornament to draw our attention.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Norell: Dean of American Fashion
Norman Norell
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