Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Courtesy of the new web data base from the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oyster Dress, Dress, spring/summer 2003
Alexander McQueen (British, b. 1969), Designer
British
silk; Length at CB: 72 in. (182.9 cm)
Purchase, Gould Family Foundation, in memory of Jo Copeland, 2003 (2003.462)

Maria-Luisa (dite Coré), Ensemble, spring/summer 1998
House of Dior (French, founded 1947), Design House; John Galliano (British, born Gibraltar, 1960), Designer
French
(a, e, f) silk; (b, d) synthetic; (c) wool; (g, h) metal, glass; Length (b; greatest): 50 in. (127 cm) Height (c): 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) Length (d): 14 in. (35.6 cm) Heel to Toe (e,f): 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) Length (g,h): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Gift of Christian Dior Couture Paris, 1999 (1999.494a–h)






















Dress, Evening, spring/summer 1938
Madeleine Vionnet (French, 1876–1975), Designer
French
rayon; Length at CB: 55 in. (139.7 cm)
Gift of Madame Madeleine Vionnet, 1952 (C.I.52.18.4)

Cape, 1920s
Caroline Reboux (French, 1835–1927), Designer
French; Made Paris, France
silk; Length at CF: 47 in. (119.4 cm)
Gift of Miss Isabel Shults, 1952 (C.I.52.5.2)
Corset, 1891
Maison Léoty (French), Designer
French
silk; [no dimensions available]
Gift of Miss Marion Hague, 1945 (C.I.45.27)