Evening dress
This silk jersey column evokes the wondrous caryatids and relief figures of classical Greek sculpture. Alix begins with silk jersey panels disposed vertically and seamed together. She gathers the panels tightly in pleated bud or leaf simulations over the bust and anchors the shirred jersey to the bodice's fitted understructure. The supple fabric is then released to the loose fullness of the skirt from a lightly tacked line of stitches at the waist. Her miraculous accomplishment is an unbroken flow of jersey from neckline to hem.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening dress
- Designer: Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)
- Date: 1950–55
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Gift of Madame Alix Grés, 1955
- Object Number: C.I.55.62
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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