Evening dress
Designer
Giorgio Armani
(Italian, 1934 - 2025)
Fall 2007
Silk, Swarovski crystal beads, and rhinestones
Gift of Giorgio Armani
Object number2008.67.1
Fashion journalist Suzy Menkes described Armani’s elaborately embellished women’s clothes as “symbols of escape from everyday reality.” This gown features approximately 100,000 Diamond Leaf crystals, a new shape designed by Armani for Swarovski. Prior to this collaboration, Swarovski had not worked directly with a designer since the 1950s, when the company partnered with Christian Dior.
DescriptionFitted silk evening gown with flared skirt embellished allover in horizontal rows of faceted Swarovski crystal beads in graduated sizes from neckline to hem and smaller Swarovski crystal rhinestones: sleeveless dress; scoop neckline; sculpted decolletage at back; tank top straps; CB hidden zipper closure; princess seams; stiffened lining at flared skirt to hold shape; full lengthCollections
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