Dinner suit

Designer Gilbert Adrian American

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Donated to the Brooklyn Museum collection by the designer's wife, actress Janet Gaynor (1906-1984), this dress provides an example of Adrian's recurring use of animal prints and patterns in his designs. Here a snakeskin pattern appears on a lamé fabric and elevates a basic suit silhouette into a dramatic ensemble that recalls some of the designer's well-known Hollywood costumes. Adrian made several versions of this suit, of which one appeared in American Vogue in [date].

Dinner suit, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American

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Dinner suit, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Dinner suit, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Dinner suit, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American

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