ID: 700009217 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009217	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Evening Dress (evening dress (garment); Madame Grès (French, Paris 1903-1993); N/A; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 1983.284.1a, b;)

Note: Designer is popularly associated with a Neoclassical sensibility, has created a gown that appears to conform to the structure of the classical chiton. She was, however, inventive in her technique while conforming to an ancient aesthetic. Her gown is composed of two continuous panels of fabric, seamed only at center front, back, and sides. Lines of stitching at the shoulders and waistline hold in the finely gathered drape and a flesh-toned chiffon lining raises the waist to form the kolpos, or blouson.

Titles:

Evening Dress (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,P)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

evening dress (garment) [300243843] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), clothing, main garments, dresses (garments), <dresses by function>)

Classifications:

costume / clothing (preferred)

Creation Date: N/A

Creator Display:

Madame Grès (French, Paris 1903-1993) [preferred]

designer Grès, Alix (French fashion designer, 1903-1993) [500091379]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1983.284.1a, b

Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1983

Display Materials: silk

	silk (textile) [300243428]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

apparel (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	floor-length [300417831]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes) (AAT)

	Neoclassical [300021477]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>) (AAT)

Marks: [label] "Gr$02es, Paris"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Evening Dress	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 13 January 2017

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 13 January 2017

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 23 May 2018