Evening ensemble

Designer Gilbert Adrian American

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In February 1945 Adrian was awarded the third annual American Fashion Critics Award. Thirty-two of the designer's garments were displayed at the award ceremony, including this ensemble which was part of his "Modern Museum" collection. With a palette inspired by Cubism, Adrian extended the abstractions of his earlier designs of the 1940s. Harper's Bazaar described this series as, "intricate as a puzzle and as modern as Picasso." Exploiting the dynamism of the Futurists and the geometric minimalism of the Constructivists, the interconnecting cell-like shapes reflect an abstract bimorphism. Adrian, however, eschewed the utopianism of the Futurist and Constructivist movements with a design philosophy that was firmly grounded in the realities of American life.

Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American

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Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American
Evening ensemble, Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California), silk, American

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