Bill Blass
Suit

DesignerAmerican, 1922–2002
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Suit
Date1983
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumWool, silk ribbon, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
DimensionsBlouse: 19 × 15 in. (48.3 × 38.1 cm)
Jacket: 19 × 15 in. (48.3 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lynn Wyatt
Object number96.704
Non exposé

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ProvenanceLynn Wyatt, Houston; given to MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition HistoryWorn by donor

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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 (style #23403)
Karl Lagerfeld
1970–1980
Viscose velvet, silk organza and satin, bugle beads, leather, fur, sequins, patent leather, pearls, paillettes, and ribbon
92.531
Evening Gown
Gigliola Curiel
c. 1964
Schiffli machine embroidered silk, horsehair tape, sequins, paillettes, pleats, beads, and satin ribbons
94.103
Evening Dress
Valentino
1980–1989
Silk crepe, silk braids, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
96.707
Ensemble
Yves Saint Laurent
1981–1982
Abraham silk, bugle beads, seed beads, paillettes, and silk cord
96.777.A-.C
Jumpsuit
Philippe Venet
c. 1970
Silk, paillettes, seed and bugle beads
96.939
Evening Dress
Bill Blass
1980–1989
Silk, sequins, and bugle beads
96.706
Evening Gown
Elinor Simmons
c. 1965
Silk faille, organza, sequins, paillettes, brilliants, and seed beads
92.310
Cocktail Dress (no. 105)
Bob Mackie
c. 1989
Silk, bugle beads, paillettes, seed beads, large beads, and rhinestones
98.502
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1985–1989
Silk, paillettes, bugle beads, and seed beads
96.724.A-.C
"Bandana" Cocktail Dress (no. 991708)
Bob Mackie
1989
Silk chiffon, bugle beads, and paillettes
98.501
Tunic
c. 1920
Silk net, paillettes, bugle beads, and snail shells
95.492