Afternoon Dress
1957-1959 (designed)
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This is a short wrapped-around afternoon dress made of black jersey. The dress has short cape sleeves and a low cross over neckline. The dress crosses over at the front to a large intregally-cut half-bow drapery at the left hip.
This dress was designed by the House of Grès. Born Germaine Krebs in Paris, France (1903-1993). Madame Grès was famous for her classicism. She draped and moulded jersey, silk and wool, her favourite fabrics, into precise configurations to achieve an elegant simplicity.
This dress was probably designed at the very end of the 1950s and shows the fitted shape which was first introduced by Dior after the Second World War, combined with the new shorter lengths of the end of the decade.
This dress was designed by the House of Grès. Born Germaine Krebs in Paris, France (1903-1993). Madame Grès was famous for her classicism. She draped and moulded jersey, silk and wool, her favourite fabrics, into precise configurations to achieve an elegant simplicity.
This dress was probably designed at the very end of the 1950s and shows the fitted shape which was first introduced by Dior after the Second World War, combined with the new shorter lengths of the end of the decade.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Draped jersey, silk and wool |
| Brief description | Afternoon dress of jersey, silk and wool, designed by Madame Grès, Paris, 1957-1959 |
| Physical description | Knee length wrapped-around afternoon dress made of black jersey, silk and wool. The dress has short cape sleeves and a low cross over neckline. The dress crosses over at the front to a large intregally-cut half-bow drapery at the left hip. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Cecil Beaton |
| Summary | This is a short wrapped-around afternoon dress made of black jersey. The dress has short cape sleeves and a low cross over neckline. The dress crosses over at the front to a large intregally-cut half-bow drapery at the left hip. This dress was designed by the House of Grès. Born Germaine Krebs in Paris, France (1903-1993). Madame Grès was famous for her classicism. She draped and moulded jersey, silk and wool, her favourite fabrics, into precise configurations to achieve an elegant simplicity. This dress was probably designed at the very end of the 1950s and shows the fitted shape which was first introduced by Dior after the Second World War, combined with the new shorter lengths of the end of the decade. |
| Bibliographic reference | Mendes, Valerie. Black In Fashion. London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Accession number | T.13-1977 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2005 |
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