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Maison Martin Margiela

Evening Dress

Maker

Maison Martin Margiela (Belgian, established 1988)

Title

Evening Dress

Year

Spring/Summer 2012

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Center back length: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[blank white cotton label at center back]; separate attached tags read "Made in Italy"; [size] S; 100% silk / 100% plastic / 100% silk / 100% rayon. Retail tags still attached with additional information.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2015.103

Type

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed
The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th-Century and Today
Jan 22, 2016 – Jul 03, 2016

Label copy

In their Spring/Summer 2012 presentation, Maison Martin Margiela presented this columnar evening dress on a runway strewn with Turkish, Central Asian, and Persian carpets. Entirely encrusted in sequins arranged in a Persian carpet pattern, the dress gives the appearance of a rug coming off the floor to swathe the figure.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Maison Martin Margiela (Belgian, established 1988)
Evening Dress, Spring/Summer 2012
Plastic sequins on silk plain weave and silk fringe
Center back length: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 2015.103

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