Evening gown
Designer
Thierry Mugler
(1948 - 2022)
Brand
Thierry Mugler
(French, founded 1978)
Fall 1999
Pink silk satin, black Chantilly lace, and black velvet
Museum purchase
Object number2016.114.2
By placing a pale pink sheath under black lace, Thierry Mugler reinforces pink satin’s association with the exposure of (Caucasian) skin. Pink has been described as “the exposed color” because of its association with nakedness and, by extension, with vulnerability and eroticism. “In light-skinned people, the color of the thin layer of skin tends toward pink,” writes Barbara Nemitz, editor of Pink: The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture.
DescriptionEvening dress with train, long sleeves and high collar in pink silk satin with fitted black Chantilly lace over dress with stylized black velvet appliques at hips, bust and neckline.Exhibitions