Bill Blass
Ball Gown

DesignerAmerican, 1922–2002
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ball Gown
Date1980–1989
MediumSilk velvet, silk crepe de chine, bugle beads, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 58 × 27 1/2in. (147.3 × 69.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Lynn Wyatt
Object number99.621
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ProvenanceLynn Wyatt, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
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Ensemble
Yves Saint Laurent
1982–1983
Silk wool poly-blend, leather, silk, metal, and plastic
99.613.A-.G
Ball Gown
Valentino
1985–1989
Silk chiffon and silk satin
99.628
Evening Dress
James Galanos
c. 1988
Silk jaquers satin, lace, netting, silk chiffron, and metal
2000.495
Ensemble
James Galanos
1980–1989
Silk faille, silk charmeuse, and plastic
99.608.A,.B
Jacket
Karl Lagerfeld
1984–1985
Polyester, rayon lining, bugle beads, sequins, seed beads, paste gems, metallic embroidery thread, and metallic coil
2000.500
Bill Blass
c. 1986
Silk, sequins, and ostrich feathers
98.427
image from accession file
Philippe Venet
1970–1979
Silk chiffon, paillettes, rhinestones, silver sequins, white, gold, bronze bugle beads, gold seed beads, and metallic gold thread
99.614.A,.B
Evening Gown
Bob Mackie
1980–1989
Silk crepe and bugle beads
96.950
Ensemble
Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1970
Wool boucle, silk, plastic, metal, and china silk
99.619.A-.D
Ensemble
James Galanos
1985
Silk and metal
99.631.A,.B
Evening Dress
George Peter Stavropoulos
1965–1975
Silk chiffon, silk charmeuse, satin ribbon, silk organza rhinestones, and metal
2000.496
Ensemble
Bill Blass
1994
Wool and plastic
2000.501.A-.D