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Evening ensemble

Design House Bill Blass Ltd. American
Designer Bill Blass American
ca. 1974
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening ensemble
  • Design House: Bill Blass Ltd. (American, founded 1970)
  • Designer: Bill Blass (American, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1922–2002 New Preston, Connecticut)
  • Date: ca. 1974
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: rayon, plastic, fur
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Peabody, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.594.4a–d
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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