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Woman's ensemble (dress and belt)
Designed by: Gnyuki Torimaru (Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
English
1988
Medium/Technique
Dress: Plain weave polyester with heat set pleats
Belt: PVC
Belt: PVC
Dimensions
Dress: Center back: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Belt: Length: 73.7 cm (29 in.)
Belt: Length: 73.7 cm (29 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1454.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShort cocktail dress of black pleated polyester. Straight front with panel inset at upper bodice and extended over the shoulders to create bat-wing effect. Deep-V back. Zipper back closure.
Interior dress label:
"GNYUKI
TORIMARU
LONDON
MADE IN ENGLAND"
Worn with black "toning" belt, wider at the middle coming to points at center front top and bottom. Back closure.
Interior dress label:
"GNYUKI
TORIMARU
LONDON
MADE IN ENGLAND"
Worn with black "toning" belt, wider at the middle coming to points at center front top and bottom. Back closure.
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
CopyrightCopyright of Gnyuki Torimaru.