Cocktail dress
Brand
Carolina Herrera
(American, founded 1981)
Designer
Carolina Herrera
(born 1939)
Fall 1988
Black velvet and white silk taffeta
Gift of Carolina Herrera, Ltd.
Object number2005.48.8
Bustles and trains made intermittent comebacks during the 1980s, and were often characterized as “romantic” or “whimsical.” But Vogue noted in December 1988, that such elaborate styles were on the wane; evening fashion was no longer about “maneuvering oversized crinolines and dramatic poufs through narrow doorways, about finding a modern way to sit comfortably with a bustle pressing at your back.”
DescriptionCocktail dress with black velvet mini sheath with round neck and wide padded shoulders, and bustle / train in white silk taffeta with black polka dots, attached to dress back in large inverted VExhibitions