Medium: Blue chiffon with sequins and satin-lined organza

Date: 1926-1927

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Phyllis Hulburd

Sequins and fringe were ubiquitous forms of embellishment on eveningwear in the 1920s. Molyneux combined the two, creating a dress of unexpected simplicity and elegance. His approach to design is refined in its use of a single color and modern in the way the dress reflects light when the wearer moves. The long strands of sequins fall freely to the hipline, alluding to the dropped waist of the fashionable silhouette.

Object Number: 74.25.1