Evening dress
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Medium: Sheer pink silk, gold metal chain, faux pearls, and coins
Date: 1968
Country: France
Credit: Gift of Ms. Beatrice Renfield
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.
Object Number: 80.58.5
