Evening dress

Gianni Versace|Gianni Versace

fall/winter 1991–92 · silk, metal · Costume Institute

Amid the flurry of 1990s fashion stimulated by new supple and externalized corsetry, Versace boldly extended the line of the corset into a gown. In so doing, he did not resort to the exaggerations of a supported bust or narrowed waist of other practitioners of the 1990s corset. Instead, he allowed the line to be sinuously modern. Steadfast in his commitment to the sensuous, body-revealing dress, Versace did not employ the caricatural body of many who explored body shaping.

Artist

Gianni Versace|Gianni Versace

Date

fall/winter 1991–92

Medium

silk, metal

Culture

Italian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Gianni Versace, 1993