Fashion Nerds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. May Daniels, in honor of Miss Anne Daniels, 1980. Object record

Dress

ca. 1950

Materials

wool, silk

House / label

Jacques Heim

Collection

ca. 1950

Archive reference

1980.131

Behind the design

Heim's circa-1950 dress places a broad belt over a dark body with a short front opening and sleeves ending below the elbow. The museum lists wool and silk. With restrained decoration, the visible emphasis falls on the relationship between neckline, waist and softly controlled skirt volume.

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