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Dress
Designed by: Christian Lacroix (French, born in 1951)
French
1990s
Medium/Technique
Cotton twill, metal
Dimensions
Center back: 64.8 cm (25 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Tavener Holmes
Accession Number2011.194
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's short black cotton dress with white contrast topstitching. Fitted corset-type bodice with narrow shoulder straps, flaring at hips into split front skirt revealing narrow underskirt. Three goldtone cast metal X-shaped buttons down center front, and on each side pocket flap. Label: "Christian Lacroix Paris"
ProvenancePurchased from Grace Jones Shop, Salado, Texas, by Mary Tavener Holmes; 2011, gift of Holmes to the MFA (Accession date: April 27, 2011)