Evening dress
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Medium: Off-white silk chiffon and rhinestones
Date: 1929
Country: France
Credit: Gift from The Dorothea Stephens Wiman Collection
In 1924, Jean Patou travelled to the United States to study what he termed the “American Diana.” He claimed that American women with slender, athletic figures were better suited than their European counterparts to his elegant, sporty designs. Patou was a contemporary of Gabrielle Chanel, whom he considered his greatest rival.
Object Number: 96.69.13
