Evening dress

John Galliano

spring/summer 1994 · silk · Costume Institute

This floor-length sheath is composed of two diagonally seamed rectangles and a horizontal rectangular panel around the bodice. For inspiration, Galliano has gone directly to Paris and Vionnet. Like China, the First Empire, and the Edwardian era, Vionnet is a recurrent source for Galliano: the Vionnet and 1930s influence was also profoundly present in his spring-summer 1989 collection. Among the Vionnet notes seen here are the cowl neckline and the petal-shaped ties in gray and black chiffon and white jersey at the right shoulder.

Artist

John Galliano

Date

spring/summer 1994

Medium

silk

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Richard Martin, 1995