Evening apron

Mainbocher|Mainbocher

1944 · silk · Costume Institute

Attributed to Mainbocher, this peplum would be worn to add decoration to a simple dress. The flowers that he would incorporate into his designs were extraordinarily realistic and beautifully crafted just as the ones featured here.

Artist

Mainbocher|Mainbocher

Date

1944

Medium

silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 1954