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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Ensemble

fall/winter 1996–97

Materials

(a) silk, (b) silk, metal

House / label

Gucci

Collection

fall/winter 1996–97

Archive reference

2019.370a, b

Behind the design

An oval opening in this floor-length Gucci dress reveals the coordinating thong at the waist. The Met connects Ford’s fall/winter 1996–97 silhouette to the sensual minimalism of Halston’s 1970s eveningwear.

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