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Evening dress

Designer Madeleine Vionnet French
Sophie Gimbel American
1925
Not on view
This evening dress is cut on the straight – rather unusual for Vionnet at that time. Made of oyster-white silk crepe, it is overlaid with a draped fringe that flows over the body and cascades down the side, giving a most alluring and chic touch.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening dress
  • Designer: Madeleine Vionnet (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris)
  • Maker: Sophie Gimbel (American, Houston, Texas 1898–1981 New York)
  • Date: 1925
  • Culture: American or European
  • Medium: silk
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Sophie Gimbel, 1946
  • Object Number: C.I.46.16.10
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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