Dress
This “Vicar” dress from the "Empress Josephine Meets Lolita" collection, fuses religious dress codes from the Presbyterian church with provocative slashed seams at the hips, which reveal the skin as a wink of flesh in a sea of black crêpe, usually associated with the clergy and mourning dress. As a signature Galliano piece, it demonstrates the designer’s tailoring skills, using satin-backed crêpe for a double fabric finish, while its transgressive design confirms Galliano's status as fashion’s foremost provocateur.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dress
- Design House: John Galliano (founded 1984)
- Designer: John Galliano (British, born Gibraltar, 1960)
- Date: spring/summer 1992
- Culture: British
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Purchase, Millia Davenport and Zipporah Fleisher Fund, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.62
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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