Dress
ca. 1983 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Blue cotton denim dress with exaggerated shoulder pads, a blouson bodice with bat-wing sleeves and a slim sheath skirt. Diagonal double-ended brass zipper completely opens the dress in the front. Breast pockets and rear pockets are accessible by metal zippers, and rear pocket zippers also enable access to interior of dress. Multiple curved and welted seams shape and form the dress and ensure firmness of fit
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton denim and brass zippers |
| Brief description | Blue cotton denim dress and brass zippers, designed by Azzedine Alaïa, Paris, ca. 1983 |
| Physical description | Blue cotton denim dress with exaggerated shoulder pads, a blouson bodice with bat-wing sleeves and a slim sheath skirt. Diagonal double-ended brass zipper completely opens the dress in the front. Breast pockets and rear pockets are accessible by metal zippers, and rear pocket zippers also enable access to interior of dress. Multiple curved and welted seams shape and form the dress and ensure firmness of fit |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1039. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.247-1989 |
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| Record created | June 14, 2007 |
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