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Woman's cocktail dress
Designed by: Bob Mackie (American, born in 1940)
American
1980s
Object Place: New York, NY, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave; sequins; rhinestones; plastic sequins, beads; tulle
Dimensions
Center back: 113 cm (44 1/2 in.)
Center front: 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in.)
Center front: 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Judith Hurwitz Krupp
Accession Number2010.227
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPink ribbed silk (faille) dress with stapless bodice, dropped waist, and gathered skirt with asymmetrical hemline (knee-length in front, longer in back). Bodice decorated allover with white and silver metallic beads in branch/leaf pattern, ending in two large white flowers at left shoulder and right hip, made with white sequins, clear glass and metallic beads . Center back zipper. Interior waistband at natural waist and five interior labels: "Bob Mackie" "8," "01432/Order Fanny (?)/Style 721/Size 8/Remarks [illegible handwriting],"care label, and ILGWU label.
ProvenanceAbout 1988, purchased by Judith Krupp, Wellesley, MA in Boston; gift of Krupp to the MFA (Accession date: April 14, 2010)