Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Christian Dior - New York
Designer:
Gaston Berthelot
Retailer:
Bonwit Teller
(American)
Date: Fall/Winter 1968
Medium: Sheer pink silk, gold metal, faux pearls, and coins
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Beatrice Renfield
Object number: 80.58.5
DescriptionLong evening dress in sheer pink silk with banded paisley design in gold metallic clip spots, overprinted in blue, pink, orange and purple; long sleeves, attached gold metal chain belt with faux pearls and coins; attached slip
Label Text:This dress is replete with foreign references. The coin belt alludes to extravagant wealth as well as the exotic allure of a belly dancer's costume, and the gold-brocaded paisley fabric reinterprets the most lavish Indian sari border as a stripe. Western fashion often looks to how other cultures connote luxury.
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)
- Exoticism
- Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies