Designer
Madame (Alix) Grès French, 1903–1993
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
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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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