Dress
Designer
Anne Fogarty
(1919 - 1980)
Retailer
Lord & Taylor
(American, founded 1826)
c. 1954
Silk jacquard taffeta
Gift of Mrs. William Messer
Object number76.29.39
This full-skirted silhouette (dress on the right) was a favorite style of American designer Anne Fogarty. Heavily influenced by Dior’s New Look, Fogarty marketed her version of the trend to modern housewives on a limited budget. In her book Wife Dressing, she recommends investing in petticoats that “take on the shape of the dress . . . since full-skirt styles change gradually season by season.”
DescriptionBright red jacquard taffeta dress with stripe and dot pattern; bias bodice has V front and back neck; long bias sleeves mitered on top seam are gathered into 2.5 cm band cuffs; bodice fitted with body darts; bias cut flared and gathered skirt has center front inverted pleats and side seam pockets; skirt miters at sides; zipper closing at center backExhibitions