Evening set
Designer
Isabel Toledo
(1960 - 2019)
Spring 2002
Silk faille
Gift of Anonymous Donor
Object number2010.1.48
Isabel Toledo was for many years a designer known primarily to fashion insiders. Later she counted Michelle Obama among the women who wore her clothes. A creative force with a deep passion for the craft of dressmaking, she once said, “I’ve never thought of myself as a designer. I’m a seamstress.”
DescriptionTaupe silk faille floor length evening wrap dress with short cocoon sleeves and obi style belt with trapunto stitchingCollections
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