Evening dress
Retailer
Bergdorf Goodman
(American, founded 1899)
Designer
Pierre Balmain
(1914 - 1982)
Brand
Balmain
(French, founded 1945)
1949
Pink and off-white satin, off-white net, taffeta, and feathers
Gift of Barbara Louis
Object number91.244.1
Perhaps no mid-century couturier embraced balletic influences as readily as Pierre Balmain. His effusive use of feathers as a design choice reveals his predilection for ballet. This gown, with a pink satin corset and white tulle skirt covered with curled white chicken feathers, is an ode to the ballerina-as-bird.
DescriptionStrapless evening dress with pale pink satin corset style bodice and full skirt in off white net over taffeta, trimmed with chicken feathers at neckline and on skirt with ombré effect; cape in pale pink satin, lined in off whiteCollections
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