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Designer Valentino Italian
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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.
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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
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