Jean Patou
Evening Dress

DesignerFrench, 1880–1936
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Evening Dress
Datec. 1924
PlaceParis, France
MediumReverse appliqué, silk chiffon, gold lamé, bugle beads, and silk ribbon
Dimensions48 × 23 in. (121.9 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number94.138
Not on view

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Provenance[Francesca Galloway Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 1994.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Fabric of Fashion," at MFAH Sep. 10 - Nov. 6, 1994
Exhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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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
image from accession file
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 (no. 84/173 and no. 84/281)
Zandra Rhodes
1980–1989
Silk chiffon, rayon jersey, acetate satin, gloss seed beads, bugle beads, metallic cup sequins, and faux pearls
97.714.A,.B
Evening Ensemble
James Galanos
1980–1989
Faille with embossed lamé circles, silk chiffon, beads, and brilliants
97.482.A-.D
Evening Dress
Marc Bohan
1978
Silk chiffon, bugle and seed beads
96.941
"Bandana" Cocktail Dress (no. 991708)
Bob Mackie
1989
Silk chiffon, bugle beads, and paillettes
98.501
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1985–1989
Silk, paillettes, bugle beads, and seed beads
96.724.A-.C
Evening Dress
Madame (Alix) Grès
1977–1979
Chiffon with bugle, seed, and novelty beads, pailletes, and brilliants
87.199
Evening Dress
Valentino
1980–1989
Silk crepe, silk braids, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
96.707
Beaded Evening Dress
Calvin Klein
1998
Silk chiffon and clear crystal beads
97.565
Evening Dress
Hanae Mori
c. 1983
Printed silk chiffon and bugle beads
92.533
Evening Dress
Michaele Vollbracht
c. 1982
Silk and bugle beads
96.971