Designer
Madame (Alix) Grès French, 1903–1993
CultureFrench
Titles
- Evening Dress
Date1977–1979
MediumChiffon with bugle, seed, and novelty beads, pailletes, and brilliants
DimensionsOverall: 59 1/2 × 14in. (151.1 × 35.6cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Mrs. Lloyd Hilton Smith
Object number87.199
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Fabric of Fashion," at MFAH Sep. 10 - Nov. 6, 1994
Exhibited "Dressed to Celebrate: Evening Wear in the Twentieth Century" February 23 - May 8, 1988
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