Bergdorf Goodman
Ballgown

RetailerAmerican, established 1899
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ballgown
Date1955
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumLace, nylon, and bugle beads
DimensionsOverall: 49 × 38 in. (124.4 × 96.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Lovice Brown
Object number91.1722
Not on view

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Provenance[The Blue Bird Circle Shop, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.

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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
Jean-Philippe Worth
1896
Satin, sequins, seed beads, cordonnet, frisé, and cotton lace
93.404.A,.B
Cocktail Dress (no. 105)
Bob Mackie
c. 1989
Silk, bugle beads, paillettes, seed beads, large beads, and rhinestones
98.502
Jacket
Karl Lagerfeld
1984–1985
Polyester, rayon lining, bugle beads, sequins, seed beads, paste gems, metallic embroidery thread, and metallic coil
2000.500
Ensemble
Yves Saint Laurent
1981–1982
Abraham silk, bugle beads, seed beads, paillettes, and silk cord
96.777.A-.C
Evening Gown
Bob Mackie
1980–1989
Silk crepe and bugle beads
96.950
Purse and Bracelet
Maison Lesage
1989
Silk moiré, leather appliqué, velvet ribbon, satin ribbon, gold thread, silk twist, and bugle beads
95.532.A,.B
Tunic
c. 1920
Silk net, paillettes, bugle beads, and snail shells
95.492
Evening Dress
Bob Mackie
1987
Net, crepe, bugle beads, sequins, and rhinestones
87.367
Tea Gown
Callot Soeurs
c. 1916
Façonné velvet, lace, sequins, and beads
86.612
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1980–1989
Bugle beads, seed beads, lace, and satin
97.429
Sari (no. ZR8A/A/KA)
Zandra Rhodes
c. 1989
Silk, metallic thread, bugle beads, and glass seed beads
98.500