Evening dress
Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs)
1937–39 · silk · Costume Institute
In a variety of materials, Grès gathers fabric asymmetrically in a fluid animation. In this instance, cloth is gathered at the left shoulder and hip with the result of what Harper's Bazaar described of Grès gowns of the time "these graceful dinner dresses."
- Artist
- Madame Grès (Germaine Émilie Krebs)
- Date
- 1937–39
- Medium
- silk
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Credit line
- Gift of Z. E. Marguerite Pick, 1978
