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Medium: Silk chiffon
Date: c. 1957
Country: France
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Barbara Halpern
Jean Dessès draped swags of gathered ivory chiffon onto a stiff, boned bodice and hooped underskirt, stitching down each layer to create soft, dimensional, and immobile self-fabric embellishment.
Object Number: 92.213.1
