Evening set
Designer
Marcel Vertès
(1895 - 1961)
Maker
Saks Fifth Avenue
(American, founded 1924)
Maker
Sophie Gimbel
(1898 - 1981)
Maker
possibly
c. 1943
Rayon crepe
Gift of Mrs. Janet Chatfield-Taylor
Object number81.30.4
This gown, donated by Vogue editor Janet Chatfield-Taylor, has a compelling story: it was designed by the famed illustrator Marcel Vertès, made in the workshops at Saks Fifth Avenue, and worn to a gala held at the Waldorf Astoria to benefit the American Red Cross War Fund.
DescriptionSet; floor length evening dress and matching capelet in cream rayon crepeExhibitions