Dress
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Among the most popular types of eveningwear during the 1920s were loose, sleek, chemise-style dance dresses with sleeveless armholes and wide-cut necklines, which could be pulled directly over the head. Profuse embellishment, often consisting of glass and metallic components that capture and refract light when in motion, counterbalances this minimalism in form. These extravagant fashions were devised to glimmer within modern environments newly illuminated by electricity. They also mirror artistic tendencies of the time, such as the Art Deco attributes of geometric lines and shapes, contrasting metallic tones, and an overall streamlined modernity in form.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dress
- Date: 1925–28
- Culture: American or European
- Medium: cotton, metal, glass, crystals
- Credit Line: Promised Gift of Sandy Schreier
- Object Number: L.2018.61.16
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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