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Woman's dress
Designed by: Bob Mackie (American, born in 1940)
American
1980s
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Gold lame plain weave; fur (Fox?); metal; plastic; silk chiffon plain weave
Dimensions
Center back: (163cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Yolanda of Yolanda Enterprises Inc.
Accession Number2009.4202
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGold lame with cut pile and crinkled effect on the front of the textile composed long dress. Cowled, high, turtle neckline. Long sleeved with black (Fox?) fur cuffs. Gathers at the right shoulder that fall asymmetrically down the bodice at a sharp angle which begins at the right side underarm ending at the hip. The skirt is gathered and floor length. There is a center back zipper and hook and eye closure at the center back neckband. This garment is not lined and the seams are finished with black chiffon bias tape. Bodice consists of large, hand sewn in shoulder pads and a layer of sheer nude chiffon in the bust.
ProvenanceBy 2009, in collection of Yolanda Cellucci of Waltham, MA; gift of Cellucci to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)