Woman's dress

American

1992–93

Medium/Technique Nylon machine lace, machine embroidered with nylon ribbon and cord, silk chiffon lining, plastic zipper, plastic buttons.

Dimensions Center back (dress): 99.1 cm (39 in.)
Center back (jacket): 63.5 cm (25 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Jewelle Wooten Bickford

Accession Number2006.2134.1-2

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CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionSleeveless lilac and black lace dress. Bodice of lilac lace embroidered with cord; knee-length skirt of black lace embroidered with white cord and purple, red and green ribon, with applied scalloped hem edge cut from same or coordinating fabric; lined with beige silk chiffon. Labeled: "Geoffrey Beene / New York". Long-sleeved jacket with curved back seams and front peplum, of black lace embroidered with white cord and purple, red and green ribon, with applied scalloped edge cut from same or coordinating fabric at hems and neck edge. Plastic buttons with iridescent "jewels." Labeled: "Geoffrey Beene / New York".

ProvenancePurchased by donor in May 1993 from Geoffrey Beene. Gift to MFA January 24, 2007.