Evening dress
Nina Ricci · spring/summer 1937
Nina Ricci
- Feminine couture
- Eveningwear
- Craftsmanship
Nina Ricci’s Paris house was established in 1932 with her son Robert Ricci. Its identity joined careful craftsmanship to a feminine couture wardrobe, later extending into fragrance.
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Collection selection
Evening dress
spring/summer 1937
The museum photograph shows the 1937 silk evening dress from several angles.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection selection
"Sans Souki"
1930s · The Met collection
Wool, leather.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection selection
Evening dress and bolero
c. 1937
Wool and silk muslin, with ostrich feathers, form an elegant evening ensemble associated with the Countess Greffulhe.
© Julien Vidal/Galliera/Roger-Viollet; published by the Museum at FIT
Collection selection
Evening dress with mirrored floral pattern
c. 1938
A mirrored floral motif and a softly draped silhouette unite contemporary pattern with an ancient Greek influence.
Rijksmuseum; gift of Jonkvrouw C. I. Six, BK-1978-280-A
Collection selection
Embroidered blue velvet suit
c. 1938
A fitted embroidered jacket and long blue velvet skirt exemplify the house’s prewar eveningwear.
© Museum Associates / LACMACollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 piecespring/summer 1937
1 piece
About Nina Ricci
The house’s long history includes successive designers, so garments from later periods should be credited to their documented designer rather than automatically to Nina herself.