Grès

Dress

Grès

c. 1950

79.24.24

Dress in champagne beige silk satin with sleeveless blouson bodice and short pegged skirt

Coat

Grès

c. 1950

86.64.1

Grey silk faille coat with monochromatic jacquard floral pattern; flared tent; built up neck with shaped back band; long sleeve with stylized drop shoulder armhole; self tie front half belt sewn at left and right side waist; inner self support bands sewn to left and right side neckline and waist to balance fullness; vertical besom pocket left and right side hip; grey fleece lining

Set

Grès

c. 1950

P91.16.1

Dress and capelet jacket in green, blue, red and yellow tartan plaid silk shantung, with stylized capelet jacket and calf-length dress with pleated fullness at back hipline

Dress

Grès

1949-1952

91.253.2

Camel wool jersey dress with fitted, long torso bodice, short kimono sleeves, stylized wing collar and side pleats forming hip roll panniers; matching contour belt

Evening dress

Grès

1950-1951

2005.88.1

Floor length goddess evening dress in tightly pleated sheer ivory silk jersey asymmetrically draped and stitched down over fitted, boned long torso bodice, with contrast pale gray / blue panel draped as loop across bodice and right shoulder, caught at LF waist and extending to hem

Evening dress

Grès

1955

77.187.1

Goddess evening dress in pale pink silk jersey; strapless bodice molded with tucks and stitched to boned longline net foundation / corset, tucks release along CF closure - ruffle effect created; dropped waist - curved hipline, long skirt cartridge pleated at seam

Evening dress

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c. 1964

88.180.1

Evening dress in brown, tan and beige wool angora jersey; backless, with open sides and brown halter style bodice attached at CF point to tan pointed and boned waist yoke; off white doubled back wrap skirt with bias cut angled hem and extended, draped back panel; couture

Evening dress

Grès

c. 1964

P90.20.1

Grecian goddess evening dress in symmetrically draped and pleated white silk jersey, sleeveless, V neck

Dress

Grès

c. 1965

72.112.21

Orange wool short sleeveless dress; round neck with shoulder zipper opening either side; side zipper opening; two diagonal false pocket flaps; topstitched welt seaming detail forming yoke shape front and back, bust darts; horizontal slit opening detail in back; lined with orange China silk. Couture.

Evening dress

Grès

c.1965

89.32.1

Evening dress in chartreuse silk crepe; sleeveless shift with high round neck and cut-out back

Evening dress

Grès

c. 1967

76.106.1

Pale pink silk chiffon and silk chiffon crepe evening dress; round neck finished with rollover collar extending to tie at left shoulders with chiffon on one side lined with chiffon crepe; cut in armholes; tent shape; top layer of chiffon is open on left side to hip cascading from this point to right side front and back; showing underdress of chiffon crepe; snap closing. Pale pink silk satin back crepe slim half slip with walking slit at center front hem; inside waist tape; back zipper.

Evening ensemble

Grès

1965

88.88.1

Red / orange wool doubleknit evening set, gown, matching stole