Evening dress
The donor, Diana Vreeland, wore this evening dress at the opening of "The World of Balenciaga," an exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art., The use of black gazar and the gown's sculptural structure are emblematic of Balenciaga's work.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening dress
- Designer: Valentino (Italian, born 1932)
- Date: 1973
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. T. Reed Vreeland, 1984
- Object Number: 2009.300.1006
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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