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Oscar de la Renta, designer

Cocktail Dress, 1966

Description

Maker

  • Oscar de la Renta, 1932-2014, Dominican, designer
  • Oscar de la Renta, 1932 - 2014, American, design label

Title

Cocktail Dress

Year

1966

Medium

Nylon, cellophane, crystals, sequins; machine lace, embroidered

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cellophane,
  • nylon,
  • crystal,
  • sequins

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • machine made lace,
  • machine lace

Dimensions

Center back length: 86.4 cm (34 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Oscar de la Renta

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Adele Seton

Object Number

1987.075.3

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Cocktail Dress with the accession number of 1987.075.3. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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