Dress
Designer
Joel Schumacher
Retailer
Paraphernalia
(American, founded 1965)
1965
Vinyl and rhinestones
Gift of Mrs. Ulrich Franzen
Object number2000.8.1
An unconventional material and a typical eveningwear embellishment—vinyl and rhinestones—are combined in this evening dress that resembles a checkered flag. It is an example of the type of “fast fashion” that was sold at Paraphernalia, one of the first American stores to specialize in the youthful, trendy, and disposable merchandise embraced by socialites and suburban teenagers alike.
DescriptionCheckerboard mini shift of black and white vinyl squares; camisole straps made of small rhinestone squaresCollections
Exhibitions