The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening dress

Date:: 1927–29
Culture:: French
Medium:: silk
Dimensions:: Length at CB (a): 39 in. (99.1 cm) Length at CB (b): 38 in. (96.5 cm)
Credit Line:: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967
Accession Number:: 2009.300.2888a, b

This artwork is not on display

Description

This evening dress features an inventive minimalist cut. The ingenious skirt is formed using draped rectangular panels. The sleeves are cut in the tradtional manner of unstructured clothing but include fine detailed faggoting. These features and the overall hand finishing are hallmarks of French couture. The work evokes Madeleine Vionnet's early creations. Lelong gowns are rare and an early 1920s gown is a particularly important piece.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: Label at back waist of (b): "Lucien Lelong/Modèle Déposé/Made in France/16, Avenue Matignon, Paris"
See also
Who
Lucien Lelong (14)
What
Costume (41,678)

Silk (32,922)

Dresses (5,294)

Evening dresses (1,670)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)
When
A.D. 1900-present (77,516)
In the Museum
Costume Institute (34,166)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1900 A.D.–present