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Women's Clothing ➔ Evening Dress
Identifier:
1997.69.9Description:
The defining feature of this floor-length red jersey knit evening dress is the looped and twisted front neckline which sweeps down the back of the waistline. It has a looped neckline and a straight silhouette. The bodice is supported by boning, while the hour-glass shaping is accomplished by stretching the knit close to the body. There is a Talon zipper inserted by hand at the center back and an interior label that reads "Arnold Scaasi".This dress is one of 26 that were donated to the Grand Rapids Public Museum in 1997 by famous designer Arnold Scaasi. The Public Museum was one of the several national and international museums that received a collection of his dressed for use in fashion design and research.
Date:
circa 1965 – 1985Materials:
JerseyDimensions:
65" h 12.75 | 13" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Arnold ScaasiRelated Entities:
Arnold Scaasi (creator)Arnold Scaasi started his career in the mid-1950s with Paquin and Charles James. He designed for Mamie Eisenhower, Barbara Streisand, artist Louise Nevelson and Barbara Bush. One of his best-known pieces may be the blue velvet and satin dress Barbara Bush wore to President Georges Bush's inauguration.
Scaasi had been saving examples of his garments for years. In 1997 he decided to disperse his collection of over 4,000 garments for study. Collections went to 63 institutions including the Victorian and Albert Museum, Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Historical, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The grouping found in the collections of the Grand Rapids Public Museum was donated by Arnold Scaasi himself for education and research. Arnold Scaasi (donor)
Arnold Scaasi started his career in the mid-1950s with Paquin and Charles James. He designed for Mamie Eisenhower, Barbara Streisand, artist Louise Nevelson and Barbara Bush. One of his best-known pieces may be the blue velvet and satin dress Barbara Bush wore to President Georges Bush's inauguration.
Scaasi had been saving examples of his garments for years. In 1997 he decided to disperse his collection of over 4,000 garments for study. Collections went to 63 institutions including the Victorian and Albert Museum, Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Historical, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The grouping found in the collections of the Grand Rapids Public Museum was donated by Arnold Scaasi himself for education and research.
