71.268.35

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Seduction_14 Left to right 97.99.1 (gown partial view), P88.3.33 (textile wall), 83.88.3 (shoes case), U.714 (mitts case), 73.65.12 (fan case), 89.154.22 (shoes case), 79.10.1 (pink dress), 71.268.35 (yellow dress), 2008.46.2 (dress), 74.135.12 (black dress), 83.172.17C (textile wall), 77.187.6 (satin gown), 74.84.68A and 74.84.255A (images wall)

Seduction_15 Left to right 91.59.1 (pink ensmeble), 97.99.1 (gown), P88.3.33 (textile wall), 83.88.3 (shoes case), U.714 (mitts case), 73.65.12 (fan case), 89.154.22 (shoes case), 79.10.1 (pink dress), 71.268.35 (yellow dress), 2008.46.2 (dress), 74.135.12 (black dress)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Muriel King (1900 - 1977)

Date: c. 1935

Medium: Silk charmeuse

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Muriel King

Object number: 71.268.35

DescriptionFull length slip dress in yellow silk charmeuse, bias cut, with crossing band on front and back bodice and slightly flared silhouette

Label Text:This classic, bias-cut slip dress by Muriel King expresses her belief that good design has the ability to endure the passage of time. The fluid, body-hugging dress is not encumbered by fancy trimmings or other such ornamentation, but rather relies on construction and fit to accentuate the female form, revealing a modernist sensibility. Pieced crisscross bands transect the bodice, producing basic geometric shapes while forming shoulder straps, a deep v-neckline, and an inverted, v-shape waist seam. The soft, warm hue of King's monochromatic design reflects her preoccupation with Hollywood while deferring to the tempered ideology of the 1930s.

In Collection(s)

1930s

Exhibitions:

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