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Cocktail dress

ca. 1960
Not on view
Always interested in the non-tailored options of Eastern dress, Grès was especially inspired by Indian dress in the 1950s. In this evening dress, she fits and wraps a sari over the underbodice. The fabrication is of two worlds, combining the planar and untailored concept of the sari with a retention of Western dressmaking. Like her caftans, adroitly draped to cleave to the body, the sari is an accommodated convention for Grès.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cocktail dress
  • Designer: Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs) (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region)
  • Date: ca. 1960
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: silk
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts from Various Donors, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.190
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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