Evening ensemble

Design House Gianni Versace Italian

spring/summer 1994

Not on view

With his tour-de-force fashion intelligence, Versace dissects and explodes the sari into separate color planes. The cropped yellow tee functions as a choli under a completely deconstrcted sari that merges with punk via its safety-pin connectors and strident color. The diagonal one-shouldered top, a vestige of the sari's spiralling finish, has been transmogrified into Versace's sophisticated Milanese sensuality.

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Exhibition History

Title: Evening ensemble
Couture Line: Versace Couture (Italian, founded 1992)
Design House: Gianni Versace (Italian, founded 1978)
Designer: Gianni Versace (Italian, 1946–1997)
Date: spring/summer 1994
Culture: Italian
Medium: synthetic fiber
Credit Line: Gift of Gianni Versace, 1996
Object Number: 1996.202.1a–c
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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