Evening gown
Brand
Carolina Herrera
(American, founded 1981)
Designer
Carolina Herrera
(born 1939)
Fall 1981
Silk taffeta and cut velvet
Gift of Carolina Herrera, Ltd.
Object number88.105.13
1980s fashions by socialite-turned-designer Carolina Herrera were renowned for their large, opulent sleeves. “When you sit at a table, what is most important is everything that can be seen from the waist up,” she explained to Women’s Wear Daily. “That is why I pay so much attention to sleeves. They make you important.”
DescriptionBlack silk taffeta gown with allover scattered cut velvet squares, large puffed draped sleeves, gathered waistCollections
Exhibitions