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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Evening dress

ca. 1982

Materials

silk

House / label

Oscar de la Renta, LLC.

Collection

ca. 1982

Archive reference

1997.225.2

Behind the design

The long, dark silk silhouette expands into a ruffled hem. Gathered fabric at the hips and a defined waist articulate the body before the skirt flares outward. The Met dates the dress to approximately 1982.

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