Drawing for a female theatrical costume with a white gown with floral embellishments

Vincente Minnelli

1933–39 · Watercolor over graphite · Drawings and Prints

Drawing, design for a woman's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of a figure-hugging, strapless, long, white gown with a brown band embellished with flowers running diagonally across the torso. Her blond hair is pulled up, and is decorated with a golden headpiece on her forehead. A matching necklace and two bracelets complete her costume. The type of lean silhouette and clear color featured in this dress was in vogue during the 1930s, a fashion that was likely started and diffused by costume designs worn by the female stars of the Hollywood Golden Age.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958