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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Evening dress

1938

Materials

silk, rhinestones

House / label

House of Vionnet

Collection

1938

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2009.300.1306

Behind the design

Greek drapery informs this dress. Bias-cut cowl draping at the back and a curved seam across the front show Vionnet's precise manipulation of fabric.

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