Mollie Parnis
Evening Dress

DesignerAmerican, 1905–1992
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Evening Dress
Datec. 1965
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk chiffon, wool crepe, glass beads, and brillants
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Lovice Brown
Object number91.1720
Non exposé

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Provenance[The Blue Bird Circle Shop, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: "Threads of Fashion", MFAH 10/7 - 11/14/93
Exhibited in "Celebrating Seventh: New York Fashion Designers," at MFAH Mar. 24 - May 26, 1996

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Ensemble
Mollie Parnis
1972
Silk chiffon
99.135.A-.D
Evening Dress
Mollie Parnis
c.1970
Jardinière velvet, mirror velvet, and embroidery thread
99.134
Evening Dress (no. 84/173 and no. 84/281)
Zandra Rhodes
1980–1989
Silk chiffon, rayon jersey, acetate satin, gloss seed beads, bugle beads, metallic cup sequins, and faux pearls
97.714.A,.B
Evening Dress
Zandra Rhodes
c. 1985
Printed silk chiffon, satin, sequins, brilliants, beads, and fake pearls
94.294
Evening Ensemble
James Galanos
1980–1989
Faille with embossed lamé circles, silk chiffon, beads, and brilliants
97.482.A-.D
Zandra Rhodes
1980–1989
Chiffon, brilliants, and seed beads
97.405.A,.B
Evening Dress
Madame (Alix) Grès
1977–1979
Chiffon with bugle, seed, and novelty beads, pailletes, and brilliants
87.199
Evening Dress
Andrea Odicini
c. 1987
Silk, sequins, beads, and brilliants
93.477
Evening Dress
Valentino
1980–1989
Silk crepe, silk braids, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
96.707
Beaded Evening Dress
Calvin Klein
1998
Silk chiffon and clear crystal beads
97.565
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 Dress
Jean Patou
c. 1924
Reverse appliqué, silk chiffon, gold lamé, bugle beads, and silk ribbon
94.138