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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Evening dress

ca. 1972

Materials

silk

House / label

Scott Barrie

Collection

ca. 1972

Archive reference

2003.256.12

Behind the design

Red fabric crosses the torso and continues into a long central drape above a dark skirt. A deep V-neck and contrasting bands around the waist make the upper body the focus of this silk evening dress.

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