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Woman's dress
Designed by: Pierre Cardin (French, born in 1922)
French
about 1969
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave (crepe) and chrome; synthetic silk plain weave lining
Dimensions
Center back: 94 cm (37 in.)
Center front: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.)
Center front: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Alice M. Bartlett Fund and Benjamin Pierce Cheney Fund
Accession Number2005.7
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack sleeveless, A-line dress with V-neckline cut to the navel and covered with attached horizontal chrome plates (creating a trompe l'oeil "necklace"); center back zip and labeled: "Pierre Cardin Paris, New York"
Provenance2005, purchased from Resurrection, New York City, by the MFA (Accession date: January 26, 2005)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.