Omar Kiam
Dress

DesignerAmerican, 1894–1954
RetailerAmerican, established 1929
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dress
Date1950–1959
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk taffeta and leather
DimensionsDress (.A): 41 × 25 in. (104.1 × 63.5 cm)
Other (.B, Belt): 1 1/2 × 31 1/2 in. (3.8 × 80 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Jack S. Blanton, Sr., Cathy Borlenghi, and Mrs. Henry K. Roos
Object number99.284.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAnna Weintraub; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label at the back of the dress: "Original / Ben Reig / New York".

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1998
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1960–1965
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.A & .B
Marc Bohan
1990–1995
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c. 1988
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c. 1955
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1982–1983
Silk wool poly-blend, leather, silk, metal, and plastic
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Evening Dress
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1965–1975
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2000.496
Dress
James Galanos
c. 1992
Plain weave wool, felt wool, silk, satin, satin ribbon, metal, and plastic
2000.494
Ensemble
Hubert de Givenchy
1980–1984
Taffeta, silk, nylon, plastic, and metal
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Ensemble
Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1983
Silk chiffon, tulle, synthetic embroidery thread, and metal zipper
2000.499.A,.B
Ensemble
Bill Blass
1994
Wool and plastic
2000.501.A-.D