Dress

Gilbert Adrian|Bonwit Teller & Co.

1944 · rayon · Costume Institute

In the early 1940s Adrian developed dramatic abstract patterns that had no antecedents in his Hollywood costumes. The bodice of this dress reveals a geometric pattern that emerges from the construction of the garment. Its symmetry contrasts nicely with the large circle that is placed slightly off-center on the full skirt.

Artist

Gilbert Adrian|Bonwit Teller & Co.

Date

1944

Medium

rayon

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Henry Friedricks, 1973