Evening dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2019.5.21.20.CW.DR.C1968.FR
Author:
House of Lanvin (French, founded 1889)
Description
Japanise brocade evening gown with motifs of palm leaves. Made from Japanese obi kimono belt.

 
Material
Silk
Origin
circa 1968 France
Related object
Evening dress
Exhibitions History
• 2016.07.13–2016.10.16. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st Century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia.
• 2016.12.01–2017.11.01. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2018.06.04–2018.12.02. ‘Resort of the fashion from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection. Fashion from 18th to 20th century.’ Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.
• 2023.07.15–2023.11.05. ‘The Paradox of Fashion: Fashion versus Art.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Kampa Museum Funds. Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.