/internal/media/dispatcher/1824888/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailEvening dress (in three parts)1949Cristóbal BalenciagaHouse of EisaRebéCenter front (bodice): 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Center Back (skirt): 118.1 cm (46 1/2 in.)
Center Back (petticoat): 106.7 cm (42 in.)Silk faille, sequins, rhinestones, shells, trapunto flowers and silk-wrapped wire, silk net, silk plain weave, metal zipper, synthetic boning, grosgrain ribbon, silk plain weave
Otis Norcross Fund1999.281.1-30Full length ivory colored silk evening dress in three parts - bodice, shirt, and petticoat. The silk faille bustier is patterned with appliquéd and embroidered with sequins, rhinestones, shells, trapunto flowers and silk-wrapped wire and has scalloped edges at the waistline. The lining is silk net and silk plain weave with a metal zipper and baleen boning. Floor-length silk faille skirt has grosgrain ribbon waistband, metal zippper, and the label: "Eisa." Crinoline petticoat is starched silk net with a silk plain weave lining.Costumes14977101