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  • "Opium"

    "Opium"

    Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (French, founded 1962)

    Date: ca. 1978
    Accession Number: 2001.709

  • Mourning fan

    Mourning fan

    Date: 1880–89
    Accession Number: 2009.300.4381

  • Sash

    Sash

    Date: ca. 1900
    Accession Number: C.I.41.170.24

  • Garters

    Garters

    Date: 1700–1938
    Accession Number: C.I.38.23.399

  • Evening clutch

    Evening clutch

    Serendipity 3 (American, opened 1954)

    Date: 1977–78
    Accession Number: 2009.300.2630

  • Evening dress

    Evening dress

    Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (French, founded 1962)

    Date: fall/winter 1989–90
    Accession Number: 1996.483.6

  • Vest

    Vest

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 1986.74.2

  • Scarf

    Scarf

    Caroline Reboux (French, 1835–1927)

    Date: ca. 1955
    Accession Number: 2009.300.5189

  • Ensemble

    Ensemble

    John Galliano (British, born Gibraltar, 1960)

    Date: spring/summer 1997
    Accession Number: 2012.122

  • Sabots

    Sabots

    Date: 1800–1945
    Accession Number: C.I.45.68.76a, b

  • Evening shoes

    Evening shoes

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: 1957
    Accession Number: 1979.472.15a, b

  • "Infanta"

    "Infanta"

    Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978)

    Date: 1956–57
    Accession Number: 2009.300.3621

  • Dinner dress

    Dinner dress

    House of Lelong (French, founded 1923)

    Date: spring/summer 1940
    Accession Number: C.I.58.7.7a–c

  • Hat

    Hat

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: C.I.47.57.12

  • Drawers

    Drawers

    Date: early 19th century
    Accession Number: C.I.54.44.3

  • Cocktail dress

    Cocktail dress

    Adele Simpson (American, New York 1904–1995 Greenwich, Connecticut)

    Date: 1950
    Accession Number: C.I.50.101.2a, b

  • Ensemble

    Ensemble

    Date: 1888–90
    Accession Number: C.I.38.98.7a, b

  • Bodice

    Bodice

    Date: 1836–40
    Accession Number: C.I.X.52.16.3

  • Stockings

    Stockings

    Date: ca. 1900
    Accession Number: C.I.62.24a, b

  • Skirt

    Skirt

    Date: 1800–1941
    Accession Number: C.I.41.110.65

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  • "Opium"
    "Opium"

    Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (French, founded 1962)

    Date: ca. 1978
    Accession Number: 2001.709

  • Mourning fan
    Mourning fan

    Date: 1880–89
    Accession Number: 2009.300.4381

  • Sash
    Sash

    Date: ca. 1900
    Accession Number: C.I.41.170.24

  • Garters
    Garters

    Date: 1700–1938
    Accession Number: C.I.38.23.399

  • Evening clutch
    Evening clutch

    Serendipity 3 (American, opened 1954)

    Date: 1977–78
    Accession Number: 2009.300.2630

  • Evening dress
    Evening dress

    Yves Saint Laurent, Paris (French, founded 1962)

    Date: fall/winter 1989–90
    Accession Number: 1996.483.6

  • Vest
    Vest

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 1986.74.2

  • Scarf
    Scarf

    Caroline Reboux (French, 1835–1927)

    Date: ca. 1955
    Accession Number: 2009.300.5189

  • Ensemble
    Ensemble

    John Galliano (British, born Gibraltar, 1960)

    Date: spring/summer 1997
    Accession Number: 2012.122

  • Sabots
    Sabots

    Date: 1800–1945
    Accession Number: C.I.45.68.76a, b

  • Evening shoes
    Evening shoes

    House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

    Date: 1957
    Accession Number: 1979.472.15a, b

  • "Infanta"
    "Infanta"

    Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978)

    Date: 1956–57
    Accession Number: 2009.300.3621

  • Dinner dress
    Dinner dress

    House of Lelong (French, founded 1923)

    Date: spring/summer 1940
    Accession Number: C.I.58.7.7a–c

  • Hat
    Hat

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: C.I.47.57.12

  • Drawers
    Drawers

    Date: early 19th century
    Accession Number: C.I.54.44.3

  • Cocktail dress
    Cocktail dress

    Adele Simpson (American, New York 1904–1995 Greenwich, Connecticut)

    Date: 1950
    Accession Number: C.I.50.101.2a, b

  • Ensemble
    Ensemble

    Date: 1888–90
    Accession Number: C.I.38.98.7a, b

  • Bodice
    Bodice

    Date: 1836–40
    Accession Number: C.I.X.52.16.3

  • Stockings
    Stockings

    Date: ca. 1900
    Accession Number: C.I.62.24a, b

  • Skirt
    Skirt

    Date: 1800–1941
    Accession Number: C.I.41.110.65

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