Object: Dress
Designer:
Thierry Mugler
(French, 1948 - 2022)
Date: 1981
Medium: Velvet
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 99.80.1
DescriptionVampire dress in black velvet; bodice with deep-V F and B neck, boned inner satin corset extending to shoulder points, short puffed and fitted sleeves; short skirt with flowing peplum
Label Text:The fang-like points of fabric projecting from the low neckline of this dress represent Thierry Mugler's idea of a sexy, modern vampire. His ideal "curve-perfect" figure is realized by the corseted bodice and short skirt, and furthered by the addition of a short peplum, rounding out the hips to make the waist appear smaller.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- The Corset: Fashioning the Body
- She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion
- The Body: Fashion and Physique
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
- Gothic: Dark Glamour