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Evening ensemble

Design House Calvin Klein, Inc. American
Designer Calvin Klein American
fall/winter 1987–88
Not on view
If there were a way of rating best overall score in American sportswear, Calvin Klein would win. Others may surpass him in some categories, but Klein has mastered the breadth of sportswear themes. One is separates dressing, especially for evening, Bill Blass's forte. If Klein concedes that particular category to Blass, he concedes nothing else, as this ensemble that puts casual into a setting of night and luxury indicates. Perhaps the best way to evaluate sportswear is not in terms of one garment but more in terms of the designer's entire work. Therefore, we are very grateful that Calvin Klein has worked to give a large collection of important pieces, often archive duplicates of their collection, to The Costume Institute.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening ensemble
  • Design House: Calvin Klein, Inc. (American, founded 1968)
  • Designer: Calvin Klein (American, born Bronx, New York, 1942)
  • Date: fall/winter 1987–88
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: (a) silk; (b) acetate, rayon
  • Credit Line: Gift of Calvin Klein Inc., 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.508.40a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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