Medium: Silk

Date: c.1978

Country: USA

Credit: Gift of Penelope Tree

This evening ensemble is exemplary of Oscar de la Renta's romantic design aesthetic. Known for his luxurious, dramatic, and feminine sensibility, de la Renta pairs a peasant blouse with bishop sleeves and a full skirt, thereby injecting historical references into the popular gypsy look of the late seventies. In its use of elements from the 1860s, this piece is characteristic of the historicizing trend in fashion during the 1970s.

Object Number: 91.190.2