Evening dress
Designer
Muriel King
(1900 - 1977)
c. 1935
Silk charmeuse
Gift of Muriel King
Object number71.268.35
This classic, bias-cut slip dress by Muriel King expresses her belief that good design has the ability to endure the passage of time. The fluid, body-hugging dress is not encumbered by fancy trimmings or other such ornamentation, but rather relies on construction and fit to accentuate the female form, revealing a modernist sensibility. Pieced crisscross bands transect the bodice, producing basic geometric shapes while forming shoulder straps, a deep v-neckline, and an inverted, v-shape waist seam. The soft, warm hue of King's monochromatic design reflects her preoccupation with Hollywood while deferring to the tempered ideology of the 1930s.
DescriptionFull length slip dress in yellow silk charmeuse, bias cut, with crossing band on front and back bodice and slightly flared silhouetteCollections
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