Painted evening dress
fall/winter 1998–99
Painted evening dress — fall/winter 1998–99
Materials
Silk; raised acrylic-painted decoration described by the museum
House / label
Dolce & Gabbana
Collection
Fall/Winter 1998–99
Archive reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1999.23
Behind the design
The painted surface evokes the lavish hand-painted silks of eighteenth-century dress. The Met identifies raised acrylic paint as part of the decoration, connecting the gown’s fitted modern form to older traditions of luxurious textile ornament.
