Designer
Oscar de la RentaAmerican, born Dominican Republic, 1932–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
DateFall 1989
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk satin, velvet, silk floss, metallic thread, bugle beads, and faux pearls
DimensionsJacket: 29 × 22 in. (73.7 × 55.9 cm)
Dress: 45 × 28 in. (114.3 × 71.1 cm)
Dress: 45 × 28 in. (114.3 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn Farb
Object number94.1221.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Celebrating Seventh: New York Fashion Designers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 24–May 26, 1996.
"Oscar de la Renta: Five Decades of Style," George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Dallas, July 19–October 5, 2014.
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Fall 1990
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1985–1989
Silk, silk velvet, silk chiffon, paillettes, and bugle beads
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Zandra Rhodes
1980–1989
Silk chiffon, rayon jersey, acetate satin, gloss seed beads, bugle beads, metallic cup sequins, and faux pearls
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1960–1969
Silk, metallic thread, brilliants, plastic beads, sequins, and feathers
97.409.A-.C
Karl Lagerfeld
1970–1980
Viscose velvet, silk organza and satin, bugle beads, leather, fur, sequins, patent leather, pearls, paillettes, and ribbon
92.531
George Peter Stavropoulos
c. 1970
Silk velvet, faux pearls, silver beads, and rhinestones
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