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Evening dress

Designer:: Valentina (American, born Russia, 1899–1989)

Date:: ca. 1934

Culture:: American

Medium:: silk

Credit Line:: Gift of Igor Kamlukin, 1995

Accession Number:: 1995.245.1

Not on view

In the era of exposure of the back, Valentina ingeniously created a covered–up look with a single surprise—an adroit erotic charge at center front. Using slicing and suturing at that spot, Valentina gave drama to a dress that is otherwise monastic.

Timelines
The United States and Canada, 1900 A.D.–present

Department

Costume Institute (34,075)

Artist / Maker / Culture

Valentina (107)

Object Type / Material

Costume (43,160)

Dresses (5,738)

Evening dresses (1,857)

Geographic Location

North and Central America (92,263)

United States (87,943)

Date / Era

A.D. 1900–present (109,968)

Evening dress

Artist: Valentina (American, born Russia, 1899–1989) Date: ca. 1952 Medium: silk Accession: 1995.28.13 On view in:Not on view

Coat

Artist: Valentina (American, born Russia, 1899–1989) Date: ca. 1951 Medium: wool, silk Accession: 1995.28.21 On view in:Not on view

Dress

Artist: Valentina (American, born Russia, 1899–1989) Date: early 1950s Medium: wool, silk, leather Accession: 1995.28.18a–d On view in:Not on view

Evening dress

Artist: Valentina (American, born Russia, 1899–1989) Date: late 1930s Medium: silk Accession: 1995.28.17a, b On view in:Not on view

Coat

Artist: Valentina (American, born Russia, 1899–1989) Date: ca. 1939 Medium: wool, silk Accession: 1995.28.22 On view in:Not on view