Evening set
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Medium: Silk
Date: 1965
Country: France
Credit: Donated in memory of Isabel Eberstadt by her family
Madame Grès experimented with cutouts and body-baring silhouettes throughout the 1960s. This daring ensemble in striped silk is meticulously constructed, even in its simplicity. Grès utilized three full widths of the striped bands for the elegant bra top, which she seamed to follow the curves of the body.
Object Number: 2007.46.61
