Evening dress

House of Drécoll|Mme. Marguerite de Wagner

1910 · silk, rhinestones · Costume Institute

Drecoll was a major Parisian house during the early 20th century. This dress reflects an interest in historicism; the empire style and embroidery evoke the neoclassical fashions of the Napoleonic era.

Artist

House of Drécoll|Mme. Marguerite de Wagner

Date

1910

Medium

silk, rhinestones

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. Roderick Tower, 1961