Dress
Designer
Giorgio di Sant'Angelo
(1933 - 1989)
Retailer
Lord & Taylor
(American, founded 1826)
c. 1971
Polyester knit
Museum purchase
Object numberP90.10.2
First developed in the 1940s, polyester is a manmade fiber produced from petroleum. The various processes used to create polyester, as well as other synthetics, tend to be energy-intensive, and the disposal of polyester raises concerns because it does not readily biodegrade. However, polyester is today one of the more commonly recycled fibers.
DescriptionYellow, green, purple polyester knit; floor length; empire; A-line; purple knit binding extending into halter tieExhibitions