Bob Mackie
Evening Ensemble (style #831)

DesignerAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Evening Ensemble (style #831)
Datec. 1985
PlaceHollywood, California, United States
MediumSilk faille, cut pile silk, Mylar and silver thread, and bugle beads
DimensionsDress (.A): 57 × 10 in. (144.8 × 25.4 cm)
Other (.B, jacket): 25 1/2 × 19 in. (64.8 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous lady
Object number93.475.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenancePrivate collection; given to MFAH, 1993.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Celebrating Seventh: New York Fashion Designers," at MFAH Mar. 24 - May 26, 1996

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