Evening dress
1978
Evening dress — 1978
Materials
Silk, cotton
House / label
Mary McFadden
Collection
1978
Archive reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1983.296.4a, b
Behind the design
The Met dates this evening dress to 1978 and records silk and cotton. It offers a 1970s counterpart to McFadden’s later pleated column dress, showing the variety of textiles within her eveningwear. No collection theme is documented for this specific object.
