Evening dress

Martial & Armand

1924 · silk, metal · Costume Institute

Martial & Armand was a prominent couture house on the fashionable Place Vendome during the first quarter of the 20th century. This dress epitomizes the high style and elegance that characterized their garments. The stylized roses are an expression of the Art Deco aesthetic that prevailed at that time.

Artist

Martial & Armand

Date

1924

Medium

silk, metal

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert Walmsley, 1955