Evening dress
Designer
Robert Piguet
(1901 - 1953)
1949
Silk satin
Gift of Mrs. Stewart McDonald
Object number78.125.25
This alluring design is described as a “dance dress” by the French magazine L’Officiel. Typical of Piguet are the flirtatious details: the tightly draped bodice has a winged element and a sleeve that can be fully unbuttoned, while the skirt’s petal-like hem would evoke a flower in the breeze as it glided across the dance floor.
DescriptionEvening dress in red satin pin striped in black; inside boned bodice; asymmetric neckline has flaring pointed collar from center front and from right side back meeting at left shoulder; short sleeve on left side has three top buttons decor draped over bust toward center front; four gore flared skirt with vandyke hem has taffeta petticoat; zipper closing at right sideCollections
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