House of Lanvin
Dance Dress

Design houseFrench, established 1889
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Dance Dress
Date1921
PlaceParis, France
MediumVoided velvet and silk crepe
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.633
Not on view

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Fabric of Fashion," at MFAH Sep. 10 - Nov. 6, 1994
Exhibited "Dressed to Celebrate: Evening Wear in the Twentieth Century" February 23 - May 8, 1988

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House of Patou
1963–1964
Silk crepe
93.10
Evening Dress and Jacket
Carolina Herrera
1986
Silk crepe, acetate / rayon, and velvet
87.366.A,.B
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1980–1989
Crushed velvet, silk, crepe, and crystals
95.85
Cocktail Suit
Yves Saint Laurent
1984–1986
Velvet, silk crepe, and rhinestones
97.530.A,.B
Evening Dress with Stole
Arnold Scaasi
c. 1972
Silk crepe, taffeta, and ostrich feathers
88.116.A,.B
Evening Dress
Valentino
c. 1968
Silk crepe
93.13
Front
Pauline Trigère
c. 1959
Silk crepe and faille
91.1747.A,.B
Unknown American
1960–1969
Silk crepe, mink, and brilliants
95.583.A,.B
Cocktail Dress
Adolfo
1980
Silk crepe and feathers
92.298
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1980–1989
Silk satin and silk crepe
97.415
Evening Dress
Valentino
1980–1989
Silk crepe, silk braids, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
96.707
Parasol
Unknown
no date
Fabric and voided velvet
86.1013