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Protest dress
Designed by: Proenza Schouler (American, founded in 2002)
American
Spring Summer 2013
Medium/Technique
Double-faced silk satin; digitally-printed and embellished with silicone coated nail heads and metal grommets
Dimensions
Center back: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Accession Number2013.612
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDouble-faced silk satin dress digitally printed with a protest scene; princess seamed dress with flared skirt, short band collar and short sleeves, the top of the dress is studded with pink silicone coated nail heads and silvertone metal grommets on skirt portion
Provenance2013, sold by Proenza Schouler to the MFA. (Accession date: May 29, 2013)