Carolina Herrera
Evening Gown

DesignerAmerican, born Venezuela, 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Evening Gown
Date1981–1989
MediumBasket-weave novelty silk and paillettes
DimensionsOverall: 58 × 21in. (147.3 × 53.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Susanne Dawley
Object number96.952
Not on view

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ProvenanceSusanne Dawley; given to MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label: "Carolina Herrea Made in USA"

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Evening Gown
Elinor Simmons
c. 1965
Silk faille, organza, sequins, paillettes, brilliants, and seed beads
92.310
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
Valentino
1980–1989
Silk crepe, silk braids, sequins, bugle beads, and paillettes
96.707
Evening Dress
James Galanos
1985–1989
Silk, paillettes, bugle beads, and seed beads
96.724.A-.C
Evening Gown
Geoffrey Beene
1980–1989
Wool knit, point d'Esprit net, silk organza, soutache braid, and paillettes
2000.237.A,.B
Evening Gown
Gigliola Curiel
c. 1964
Schiffli machine embroidered silk, horsehair tape, sequins, paillettes, pleats, beads, and satin ribbons
94.103
Ball Gown
Zandra Rhodes
c. 1990
Silk, satin, imitation pearls, rhinestones, and paillettes
97.537.A,.B
"Eyelash" Evening Gown and Stole (style #5410)
Carolina Herrera
1985
Silk taffeta and velvet
92.305.A,.B
"Spinifex Landscape" Evening Dress with Sash and Petticoat
Zandra Rhodes
1976
Silk organza, chiffon, rayon satin ribbon, plastic beads, and paillettes
88.121.A-.C
Ensemble
Yves Saint Laurent
1981–1982
Abraham silk, bugle beads, seed beads, paillettes, and silk cord
96.777.A-.C
front
James Galanos
1986
Silk chiffon, crystal and jet beads, and paillettes
87.365.1
Tunic
c. 1920
Silk net, paillettes, bugle beads, and snail shells
95.492