Woman's Dress

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Woman's Dress

Fall/Winter 2008

Peter Som's fall/winter 2008 collection was inspired by early 1960s fashion as depicted in slick fashion advertising and in Diane Arbus's idiosyncratic, intentionally askew photographs of New Yorkers. Som, a Bay Area native who showed his first collection in 1999, uses Arbus-inspired asymmetry and adds his own intense color to give an underlying edginess to the flattering, feminine form of a vintage cocktail dress. A circular tube of bias fabric, pleated into one side of the strapless bodice, creates a stole-like neckline; pleated fabric crisscrosses the torso and forms a large bow loop; and layers of airy fabrics soften the hem.

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Object Details

Title:

Woman's Dress

Date:

Fall/Winter 2008

Artist:

Medium:

Silk/rayon lampas, silk crepe, rayon-flocked nylon net, silk georgette

Dimensions:

Length: 39 3/4 inches (101 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of the designer in honor of Tom Marotta, 2009

Accession Number:

2009-141-1

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