Evening dress
Brand
Rodarte
(American, founded 2005)
Spring 2010
Black and beige net, wool, leather, beads, cotton cheesecloth, feathers, and metal gauze
Museum purchase
Object number2010.65.1
This evening dress was inspired by a trip to Death Valley taken by the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte. They wanted to bring out the “ugly, yet beautiful” aspect of the California condor. They meticulously deconstructed various materials and pricked holes in the leather to resemble the bird’s skin, giving the collection a dark and gothic quality.
DescriptionSleeveless evening mini dress in black with a multiple mix of materials; net bodice in black and beige with incased wool cobweb feathers, midriff side panels in black puckered leather bird skin, black feathers at CF with black jet beaded band, cheese cloth at skirt and back bodice extending to front twisted cowl neckline and left scarf panel, side skirt panel in crinkled metal gauzeCollections
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