Evening dress
Designer
Galanos
(1924 - 2016)
c. 1970
Silk jersey
Gift of Marilyn Evins
Object number74.114.22
James Galanos’ subtle evening dress is given form through smocking—tucking and sewing fabric to give it an overall honeycomb pattern. This dress is a departure for a designer most famous for covering his work in a plethora of glittering embroidery.
DescriptionLong evening gown in grey silk jersey; bodice gathered into neck and piped with self fabric; shoulders meet at neck and V at underarm; bodice front is shaped to body with smocking underbusts; back blouses with self drawstring; bodice lined with grey silk chiffon to hips; 24 inch slit from hem on either side; zipper closing from below bust at center front and with hook at neckExhibitions