Evening dress

Unknown

ca. 1930 · silk, rhinestones · Costume Institute

This evening dress is an excellent example, showing the transition from the 1920s to 1930s silhouette. The shape of the dress remains tubular, with a low-waisted bodice, but the hemline has been lengthened with the addition of the tier. Eventually, the waist would return to its natural place, accenting the figure. The decoration is also of interest for the bezel set stones creating the overall design are not a typical form of decoration.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1930

Medium

silk, rhinestones

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Anonymous gift, 1944