Dress

Design House Gucci Italian

Designer Tom Ford American

spring/summer 2003

Not on view

Current notions of classical dress are based on the original variations and manipulations of antique models, the twentieth-century adaptation of ancient methods to modern forms, and, in this example, the mythic iconography that accrued to the original styles over time by artistic convention. The body-exposing drape of Tom Ford's gown is easily associated with Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.

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Exhibition History

Title: Dress
Design House: Gucci (Italian, founded 1921)
Designer: Tom Ford (American, born 1961)
Date: spring/summer 2003
Culture: Italian
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Gift of Gucci, 2003
Object Number: 2003.442
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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