Evening dress
In 1924, Vionnet introduced her Little Horses dress, decorated by heavy beading applied in a special manner to her bias cut dress. The beads were arranged to move with the fabric and the design was an interpretation of the horses found on Grecian vases. The dress seen here is a copy of this well-known design, which was particularly appealing and highly sought after. As stated in Betty Kirk's work on Vionnet, there were many unauthorized copies being made in the United States at this time. While it is not an original, the design is quite charming and explains why this particular piece was all the rage during the mid-1920s.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening dress
- Date: ca. 1927
- Culture: probably French
- Medium: silk, rhinestones
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Nikki Scheuer, 1982
- Object Number: 2009.300.1361
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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Christian Dior
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