Woman's Cocktail Dress

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Woman's Cocktail Dress

Fall 1959

This dress, with its vertically ruffled skirt made with bias-cut strips of fabric, illustrates Galanos's masterful use of chiffon. Although it is one of the most difficult fabrics to work with, chiffon became a Galanos signature for his most elegant cocktail and evening dresses. His prodigious use of the textile is said to have single-handedly revived the French chiffon weaving industry after World War II.

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Object Details

Title:

Woman's Cocktail Dress

Date:

Fall 1959

Artist:

Medium:

Silk chiffon

Dimensions:

Center Back Length: 42 inches (106.7 cm) Waist: 26 inches (66 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Joseph Feldman, 1965

Accession Number:

1965-182-6

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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