Madame (Alix) Grès
Evening Dress

Evening Dress
Evening Dress
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Evening Dress
Date1967–1979
MediumSilk jersey
DimensionsOverall: 57 × 20 in. (144.8 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Mrs. Lloyd Hilton Smith
Object number87.198
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ProvenanceMrs. Lloyd Hilton Smith; Estate of Mrs. Lloyd Hilton Smith; given to MFAH, 1987.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Dressed to Celebrate: Evening Wear in the Twentieth Century" February 23 - May 8, 1988
Exhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Madame (Alix) Grès
1979
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Silk
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Image from accession file
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99.627.A-.C
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1965–1975
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