Object: Dress
Designer:
Stephen Burrows
(born 1943)
Date: c. 1973
Medium: Rayon jersey
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Chris Chase
Object number: 76.123.1
DescriptionLong pink dress with short sleeves and contrast trim
Label Text:Steven Burrows takes the simple T-shirt — a ubiquitous example of utilitarian clothing — and turns it into a sensual dress with an anti-establishment sensibility. Constructed from fluid fabrics, his colorful, body-conscious garments prioritized movement. Burrows’s trademark zig-zag stitching in contrasting colors was a precursor to the deconstructed look of the 1980s.
Exhibitions:
- Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes