Medium: Rayon crepe

Date: c. 1943

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Mrs. Janet Chatfield-Taylor

This gown, donated by Vogue editor Janet Chatfield-Taylor, has a compelling story: it was designed by the famed illustrator Marcel Vertès, made in the workshops at Saks Fifth Avenue, and worn to a gala held at the Waldorf Astoria to benefit the American Red Cross War Fund.

Object Number: 81.30.4