Evening set
Designer
Oscar de la Renta
(1932 - 2014)
c. 1978
Silk
Gift of Penelope Tree
Object number91.190.2
This evening ensemble is exemplary of Oscar de la Renta's romantic design aesthetic. Known for his luxurious, dramatic, and feminine sensibility, de la Renta pairs a peasant blouse with bishop sleeves and a full skirt, thereby injecting historical references into the popular gypsy look of the late seventies. In its use of elements from the 1860s, this piece is characteristic of the historicizing trend in fashion during the 1970s.
DescriptionEvening set; green blouse and yellow skirt in silk tissue taffeta; button front blouse with shirt collar and full bishop sleeves; floor length full skirt with shirred waist, bubble hem and trainExhibitions