On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Dress
Design House Schiaparelli French
Designer Elsa Schiaparelli Italian
Not on view
In the sumptuous world of haute couture in the mid- to late-1930s, this dress is a tour-de-force demonstration of minimalism. Positively Spartan, it stresses structure, reduces devices of decoration and eliminates extraneous elements. Shaping and ornament is achieved through shirring and seaming.
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