Evening gown
Brand
Robert
(French)
1912-1914
Pink silk velvet, gold metallic lace, gold silk crepe chiffon, rhinestones, and silk
Museum purchase
Object number2016.8.1
The development of chemical dyes in the mid-nineteenth century resulted in bright colors. As inexpensive vibrant pink shades became popular, the elite developed a taste for very pale pastels. By 1910, avant-garde designers such as Paul Poiret began using “exotic” colors in fashion, mocking the turn-of-the-century enthusiasm for pale pastel shades with names like “Nymph’s Thigh.”
DescriptionDark pink silk velvet evening dress with train and hobble skirt, gold metallic lace and silk crepe chiffon at bodice and short sleeve with rhinestone trim, silk floral and leaf corsage at CFCollections
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