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Top, Skirt and Halter Top
Designed by: Bill Blass, Inc. (American, founded 1970)
American
about 1995
Medium/Technique
Top: silk plain weave (chiffon) printed, faux snakeskin, feathers; Skirt: Faux snakeskin lined with silk plain weave; Halter Top: silk plain weave (chiffon) printed and embroidered with sequins and glass beads
Dimensions
Center back (Top): 40.6 cm (16 in.)
Center back (Skirt): 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Center back (Halter top): 61 cm (24 in.)
Center back (Skirt): 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Center back (Halter top): 61 cm (24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacqueline Parker Togut
Accession Number2016.519.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEnsemble that includes pink silk top with boatneck and graphic snakeskin print on top, cap sleeves, faux snake skin peplum, trimmed at waist with feathers; faux snakeskin skirt printed with shades of mauve; and silk halter top printed with snake skin pattern in shades of mauve, embroidered with crystal beads and sequins
Signed
Label: Bill Blass, size 8
ProvenanceEarly to mid 1980s-early 2000s, sold or gifted by Roy Halston Frowick or Christian Dior to Jacqueline Parker Togut, New York; 2016, gift of Jacqueline Parker Togut to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)