78.125.25

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From left to right: dress by Robert Piguet, 1949 (78.125.25); black dress, c.1940 (83.15.1); dress by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, 1970 (76.201.2); man's ensemble by Vivienne Westwood, spring 1989 (P89.60.2); suit by Christian Francis Roth, fall 1990 (2020.40.1); dress by Stephen Burrows, c.1973 (2016.32.4)

Night and Day_21 Left to right 74.84.404 and 74.84.301 (photos wall), 2007.38.1 (gown), 78.125.25 (dress), 80.300.6 (shoes case), 85.82.1 (bag case), 82.173.11 (hat case), P91.95.3 (bag case), 90.2.1 (shoes case), 71.206.2 (black dress), 70.57.61 (dress), 74.33.46, 74.33.165, 74.33.199, 74.33.751 (bodice samples wall)

Dress by Robert Piguet, 1949 (left, 78.125.25); black dress, c.1940 (right, 83.15.1)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Robert Piguet (1901 - 1953)

Date: 1949

Medium: Silk satin

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Stewart McDonald

Object number: 78.125.25

DescriptionEvening dress in red satin pin striped in black; inside boned bodice; asymmetric neckline has flaring pointed collar from center front and from right side back meeting at left shoulder; short sleeve on left side has three top buttons decor draped over bust toward center front; four gore flared skirt with vandyke hem has taffeta petticoat; zipper closing at right side

Label Text:This alluring design is described as a “dance dress” by the French magazine L’Officiel. Typical of Piguet are the flirtatious details: the tightly draped bodice has a winged element and a sleeve that can be fully unbuttoned, while the skirt’s petal-like hem would evoke a flower in the breeze as it glided across the dance floor.

In Collection(s)

1940s

Exhibitions:

Night and Day
Statement Sleeves