81.159.1

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From left to right: jacket by Helmut Lang, c.1999 (2023.27.3); dress by Susan Cianciolo, 2006 (2015.41.2); man's jacket by Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 1988 (P88.76.6); pink evening gown, c.1932 (81.159.1); black dress, c.1927 (81.159.2); cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (2022.65.24)

From left to right: pink evening gown, c.1932 (81.159.1); black dress, c.1927 (81.159.2); cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (2022.65.24)

Object: Evening gown

Date: c. 1932

Medium: Silk crepe and net

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift in memory of Hilda Feldman Dickinson

Object number: 81.159.1

DescriptionGown; plisse effect pink twill fabric; décolleté V neck; darted cap elbow length sleeve with shaped cuff; surplice wrap bodice front with back waist belt extension, buckles at right side waist; 9 slanted back and front waist tucks; irregular seaming; floor length, bias cut; floral net inserts front and back bodice and sleeves

Label Text:Voluminous balloon sleeves were one of numerous statement-making styles during the 1930s. Women’s Wear Daily reported that such sleeves were pretty and practical because they allowed the arms to move. This design may have been worn as an evening dress or a hostess gown—pale silks, net inserts, and wrap bodices were regularly used for both.

In Collection(s)

1930s

Exhibitions:

Statement Sleeves