Evening dress
Designer
Gaston Berthelot
Retailer
Bonwit Teller
(American)
Fall/Winter 1968
Sheer pink silk, gold metal, faux pearls, and coins
Gift of Ms. Beatrice Renfield
Object number80.58.5
This dress is replete with foreign references. The coin belt alludes to extravagant wealth as well as the exotic allure of a belly dancer's costume, and the gold-brocaded paisley fabric reinterprets the most lavish Indian sari border as a stripe. Western fashion often looks to how other cultures connote luxury.
DescriptionLong evening dress in sheer pink silk with banded paisley design in gold metallic clip spots, overprinted in blue, pink, orange and purple; long sleeves, attached gold metal chain belt with faux pearls and coins; attached slipExhibitions