Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Norell
(1900 - 1972)
Date: 1968-1969
Medium: Sequined silk jersey
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Lauren Bacall
Object number: 68.143.68
DescriptionDark grey sequined silk jersey mermaid evening dress; narrow halter top, midriff panel, long narrow skirt
Label Text:Norman Norell made his celebrated glittering gowns, known as Mermaids, out of knitted silk jersey covered with a dazzling pavé of hand-applied sequins. They were modern and luxurious fashions, readily accessible at the retail level.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Glamour: Fashion, Film, Fantasy
- American Beauty
- Norell: Dean of American Fashion
- Norman Norell
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT