Evening dress

Designer Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) French

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Although her loyalty to Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Oscar de la Renta is revealed by their quantitative representation in Mrs. Kempner's collection, she was enthralled by the work of Mme Grès in the 1960s and 1970s. She noted in the New York Times for October 10, 1979, "I have Grès dresses going back twenty years. I use them like a library." Mrs. Kempner's small number of pieces, at least relative to her other favored designers, still comprise a survey of Mme Grès's best efforts.

Evening dress, Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region), silk, French

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Evening dress, Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region), silk, French
Evening dress, Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region), silk, French
Evening dress, Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region), silk, French
Evening dress, Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region), silk, French
Evening dress, Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region), silk, French

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