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Woman's evening dress
Designed by: Olivier Theyskens (Belgian, born in 1977)
For: House of Rochas (French, founded in 1925)
For: House of Rochas (French, founded in 1925)
French (Paris)
Spring/Summer 2005
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, feahers
Dimensions
Center front (dress): 149.9 cm (59 in.)
Center back (dress): 198.1 cm (78 in.)
Center front (crinoline): 121.9 cm (48 in.)
Center back (dress): 198.1 cm (78 in.)
Center front (crinoline): 121.9 cm (48 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number2010.388.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionStrapless evening gown of black silk gazar with a sheath bodice and full skirt covered with black, light blue, and white tinted feathers, extending into a long train at back. Three layers of zippers at center back. Interior bodice (stamped 2101-30) and four tiered petticoat.
Black stiff, supportive underskirt.
Black stiff, supportive underskirt.
Signed
One interior label: ROCHAS.
Provenance2005, created by Olivier Theyskens for the House of Rochas, Paris; March 10, 2010, Rochas sale, Piasa, Paris, lot 90, to Cameron Silver of Decades, Inc., Los Angeles [see note 1]; purchased from Decades by the MFA (Accession date: June 16, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] The fashion division of the House of Rochas was discontinued in July 2006, and it is presumed that the house was the seller of the models in this auction.
NOTES:
[1] The fashion division of the House of Rochas was discontinued in July 2006, and it is presumed that the house was the seller of the models in this auction.