Evening dress

Designer Madame Eta Hentz American, born Hungary

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Madame Eta Hentz was born in Budapest and educated at the Hungarian Royal State Academy of Industrial Arts. During the 1920s she was involved in a business partnership with Maurice Rentner for a company called Ren-Eta. Then in the late 1930s, she started her own company with Ann Sadowsky. Her clothes were thought to be flattering, especially for matronly figures and were readily available on a ready-to-wear basis. She is most known for her Grecian themed collection of 1943, featured here, which received much praise.

This elegant evening dress is a superb adaptation of a classical garment for modern-day dress. The upper portion of the dress resembles a Greek chlamys or a Roman palla, while the fluted skirt mimics the bottom half of a Roman stola.

Evening dress, Madame Eta Hentz (American, born Hungary, 1895–1986), rayon, beads, American

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Evening dress, Madame Eta Hentz (American, born Hungary, 1895–1986), rayon, beads, American
Evening dress, Madame Eta Hentz (American, born Hungary, 1895–1986), rayon, beads, American
Evening dress, Madame Eta Hentz (American, born Hungary, 1895–1986), rayon, beads, American

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