Fashion Nerds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer, 1972. Object record

Evening ensemble

1961

Materials

silk, fur

House / label

Jacques Heim

Collection

1961

Archive reference

1972.208.1a–c

Behind the design

A pale pink coat edged with dark fur accompanies a shorter dress in Heim's 1961 evening ensemble. The museum records silk and fur. The coordinated layers show how warmth, texture and a ceremonial appearance could be combined within a single evening look.

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