Designed by Claire McCardell / Evening Gown / 1950

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Creator Name: McCardell, Claire
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Designer
Creator Dates/Places: American, 1905 - 1958
Creator Name-CRT: Designed by Claire McCardell
Title: Evening Gown
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1950
Creation End Date: 1950
Creation Date: 1950
Object Type: Costume and Jewelry
Classification Term: Main dress-Womenswear
Materials and Techniques: silk, plastic
Dimensions: (a) L. at center back 64 in. (162 cm); (b) L. 140 in. (355 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: CI 58.49.4ab
Credit Line: Gift of Irving Drought Harris, in memory of Claire McCardell Harris, 1958
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

McCardell's enthusiasm and acumen for European fashion history is well documented, but her interests extended East as well. This evening dress suggests Chinese roots in its textile, pleating, and color, but also evokes Japanese origins in its wide sash (like an obi) and columnar silhouette. In a global eclecticism, the dress is cut like a poncho with its top crisscrossed over the bodice to create the kimono like surplice neckline.

AMICA ID: MMA_.CI58.49.4ab
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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